Employer EBA · electricity transmission (NSW)
TransGrid EBA — pay rates & enterprise agreement
TransGrid pay and conditions are set by the enterprise agreements listed below, approved by the Fair Work Commission and sourced from its public document register. An enterprise agreement (sometimes shortened to EBA — enterprise bargaining agreement) sits on top of the underlying Modern Award for the workers it covers.
TransGrid enterprise agreements on file (2)
TRANSGRID WORKPLACE DETERMINATION 2025
Association Of Professional Engineers, Scientists And Managers Australia/Professionals Australia · professional-services
Approved
Approved 27 May 2025
Expires 1 Mar 2027
Application by NSW Electricity Networks Operations Pty Limited as Trustee for NSW Electricity Networks Operations Trust T/A Transgrid - [2025] FWCFB 73
NSW Electricity Networks Operations Pty Limited as Trustee for NSW Electricity Networks Operations Trust · utilities
Approved
Approved 16 Apr 2025
Expires 29 July 2017 (past)
What an EBA means for TransGrid pay
An enterprise agreement (EA, often called an EBA) is a workplace-specific agreement between an employer and its employees — usually negotiated with a union — that sets pay rates and conditions. It must be approved by the Fair Work Commission, and the Commission can only approve it if every covered employee is better off overall than they would be under the relevant Modern Award (the "Better Off Overall Test", or BOOT). Once approved, the agreement replaces the award for the people it covers — but the award never disappears: it's the floor the agreement is tested against, and it's what applies to any TransGrid role the agreement doesn't cover.
An agreement past its nominal expiry date hasn't lapsed — under the Fair Work Act it keeps operating until it's formally terminated or replaced by a new one, which is why some of the agreements above can be several years past their listed expiry date and still be the live agreement.
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