Today’s media has been flooded by stories about the Productivity Commission’s Review into the Fair Work Act. But what does it mean for you? For some time employers and their associations have been lobbying the Federal Liberal Government to look at amending the Fair Work Act’s provisions for workers, particularly in reference to penalty rates.…
Read the December 2014 edition of the ASU Unite Journal.
The Singapore Airlines Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Incorporating Singapore Airlines Cargo) expires on 31st March 2015. Singapore Airlines has circulated the Notice of employee representational rights. This Notice sets out some of the rights of employees during the bargaining process. In the Notice you will see that you are entitled to appoint a bargaining representative to…
Staff at Helloworld have the opportunity to negotiate a new agreement in 2015. The new agreement will cover all wages and conditions, like sick leave, annual leave and your pay rise. The Australian Services Union (ASU) has negotiated many agreements across the travel and airline industry including your previous agreement, and for companies like Qantas…
Your Jetstar National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with the company on 14th January 2015 and we are pleased to report we have made real progress and feel we are getting closer to an offer to settle the EBA which members can consider. We know the devil is always in the detail but we are pleased…
ASU members have raised concerns with processes unfolding across Malaysia Airlines Australia which could have a significant effect on their futures without any real explanation. The ASU met nationally with Malaysia Airlines Tuesday 13th January 2015 regarding the Talent Review Program and the accompanying questionnaire. The ASU sought answers from Malaysia Airlines, Australian management regarding:…
Why the ASU recommends a NO Vote? The ASU is recommending a NO vote because we believe the proposed Agreement should: Give employees more than CPI per year wage increases; Rex has proposed the gift share scheme and the profit share scheme but without the minimum payment of 2% this will mean that in a…
There’s not much good news to come out of last Thursday’s negotiations. The pay offer hasn’t improved and we still can’t get a straight answer on many important conditions. It’s becoming clear that Toll dnata management aren’t taking your pay and conditions seriously. It’s a big call but we’re giving this year’s Grinch award to…
Your Jetstar National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with the company again on 10th December 2014 and we had a long in-depth discussion on their current offer to settle the EBA. There are still a lot of issues that are outstanding that need Jetstar to change their position on or clarify. Outstanding is: Proper classification of…
Today the Fair Work Commission handed down its long awaited decision on Modern Award coverage for Tabcorp employees. You will recall that the ASU had applied to have the Tabcorp Wagering Employees Award 2003 made into a Modern Award – effectively meaning the current Award would continue to apply as the safety net of Award…
The “Challenges” At the last two meetings Management has spoken of “challenges” facing SMCT. Supposedly these include a decline in religious participation and competition from private providers, including Invocare. Employee reps and the ASU would like to reassure employees. There is no evidence that the current Labor Government has any plans to deregulate the Victorian…
Your ASU representatives met with the company on 1 December to discuss the recent payroll review and to table the petition signed by so many Virgin staff members. The ASU strongly believes that Virgin should not deduct incorrectly credited annual leave from team members. Incorrect leave balances have occurred due to company errors, yet Virgin…