Social Media, Group Chats, Teams and Work

Social Media, Group Chats, Teams and work As the boundaries between work and leisure become more blurred it’s important to understand that comments made on social media and in group chats can affect your employment. In some cases employees can be dismissed for making comments about their workplace, employer, manager or co-worker using social media…

Unions For Yes

Unions For Yes After over 65,000 years of continuous culture, it’s time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are recognised in our 122-year-old Constitution. It’s an important change that will make Australia fairer and better – and the Australian Services Union is proud to be campaigning in support of a Yes vote in the upcoming…

Media Statement: Australian Services Union secures first ‘four-day’ full-time working week for Oxfam employees

23 March 2023 The Australian Services Union has secured an agreement with Oxfam Australia to introduce a four-day, 30-hour working week at full-time pay – the first such arrangement affecting full-time employees in Australia to be formalised within an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. Oxfam, which has 97 full-time and 37 part-time employees in Australia, of which…

ASU Climate Action Network (CAN)

ASU members organising for climate action From extreme weather to climate disasters, changing work and cost-shifting by employers, workers are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. All workers are facing a future with increasing levels of risk due to climate change, both inside and outside the workplace. But by acting collectively, we can win…