Industrial Officer Australian Services Union Victorian Private Sector Branch As part of a small team, you will be supporting members to resolve queries and issues and explaining their entitlements and rights to them. Our support model is based around empowering our members by providing advice and information, wherever possible. KEY DUTIES: The core of your…
The Fair Work’s annual review of minimum pay rates has provided for employees on the national minimum wage rate an increase of 8.6% raising the weekly wage from $812.60 to $882.80 for a 38 hour week ($23.23 per hour). In regards to minimum Award rates they will increase by 5.75%. These increases will be effective…
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…
ASU Wins Overtime Decision in Fair Work for Private Sector Admin Members Has your employer asked you to work extra hours before or after you go on leave? If that happens, you’re probably entitled to overtime. All public holidays and leave count towards your weekly hours when working out if you’re entitled to overtime pay. …
ASU Bargaining Briefing for Workers @ Apple Wednesday 3 May 8pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra, Brisbane); 7.30pm (Adelaide, Darwin); 6pm (Perth) Register here for the Zoom Meeting Invite 3 of your colleagues to attend too!! Join the Australian Services Union’s zoom meeting on securing a fair deal at Apple. What have we achieved so far? In…
On Thursday 27 April, ASU representatives met with the 2 new Allegro board directors and Slater + Gordon senior management: CEO John Sommerville, Chief Legal Counsel and Chief People Officer. Allegro told us that it is looking to invest to grow not shrink the business. Allegro and Slater + Gordon were able to confirm that…
Many workers may wish to substitute formally recognised public holidays for days that better reflect culturally and religiously diverse days of significance. Public Holidays are an entitlement under the National Employment Standards (NES) and employees have the right to be absent from work on a day or part-day that is a public holiday. Employees…
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…
Your rights to work (or not work) public holidays The Full Court recently handed down a decision that made your rights when being rostered to work a public holiday crystal clear. The National Employment Standards, which applies to all workers in Australia, sets out rules for when your employer wants you to work on…
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…
Will the four-day work week become the new norm? A four-day working week is inching closer to reality for Oxfam workers, with the ASU and the organisation agreeing to a trial. While negotiations are yet to be finalised, it is expected that a pilot will be co-designed by management, staff, and the union and will…
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