Did you see the Federal Budget this week? The Budget will have a real impact on wages, jobs and the support our frontline services and industries receive. Here’s our detailed analysis on the issues that matter to ASU members: Morrison has no plan to fix the cost of living crisis. If the Morrison Government…
Qantas: We need more staff, not overseas call centres The ASU is calling on Qantas to immediately provide more on the ground support to address the current blowout in call wait times, including the re-opening of on-Airport support desks which were closed during COVID and greater staffing numbers in the Hobart Contact Centre. We know…
Your union, the ASU, is campaigning for fair and safe working conditions at Qantas. We are negotiating a new Enterprise Agreement that will create your rights over leave, rosters, pay rates and many other issues and defend off any attacks from Qantas. We want to thank all members who filled out our recent member survey…
Bullying at Work Family & Domestic Violence Flexible Working Arrangements (FWAs) Insecure Work Parental Leave Performance Improvement Plan Returning to Work – COVID Right to Disconnect Right to Union Representation Sexual Harassment & Discrimination Surveillance at Work Working From Home WFH and Mental Health Workload Stress
The ASU has developed the Managing COVID-19 (Omicron) Risks in the Workplace Toolkit for Unions, Delegates and HSRs. As you know employers have a legal duty, as set out in our Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, to ensure the health and safety of workers and others so far as is reasonably practicable. This duty…
Social Media at Work As the boundaries between work and leisure become more blurred it’s important to understand that comments made on social media 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 forums. Therefore it is always wise to…
ASU Social Media Moderation Guidelines There are a few simple rules that visitors to the ASU Facebook Page and our other social networking channels should follow: We invite visitors to actively engage with this community by leaving comments, etc, but please be respectful of others. Inappropriate, irrelevant (eg. advertising, off-topic pages/websites, etc), offensive, derogatory, profane…
The ASU supports vaccination as the way we can get out of the pandemic and get members back to work and encourages all members to be vaccinated if there is no medical contraindication. Get vaccinated! If you can get vaccinated against COVID-19, you should get vaccinated. Vaccines are safe and effective. They are the best…
Qantas Group has published the final version of its COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. Read this bulletin to find out more about the policy and what you need to do. Get vaccinated! If you can get vaccinated against COVID-19, you should get vaccinated. Vaccines are safe and effective. They are the best way for you to protect…
Martin ‘Marty’ Blight, a long-term employee of Serco Mill Park, a committed ASU member, a father, a friend to many, and a keen fisherman, died aged 46 on Monday 13 September 2021 in hospital. Marty became unwell with Coronavirus after his workplace was identified as a Tier 1 site and he was subsequently identified as…
We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Mary Nelson at 102 years of age at a Rowville Nursing Home. Mary was the longest serving life member of the ASU, 82 years, and former book keeper and employee with a predecessor Union of the ASU, the Federated Clerks Union (FCU) (Victorian Branch). Mary left school…
Your ASU representatives met with Qantas to discuss the proposed COVID-19 vaccination policy on Tuesday. Our view has always been that public health experts should categorise what groups of workers must be vaccinated to perform their jobs, not individual employers. However, this does not necessarily make it illegal for Qantas to issue a direction to…