Finally, after months of telling Tabcorp we were ready to bargain, the ASU and reps sat down with the company a few weeks ago and bargaining commenced. Except, Tabcorp still hasn’t told us all of what they want after repeated requests and 3 meetings. On top of that, the company is asking us to provide…
After over a year of negotiations with dnata (and before that Toll dnata), your ASU National Negotiating Team now believe we have an offer from the company we can recommend to members for new Passenger Services Agreements in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The ASU sought assistance of the Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) (the independent…
The ASU AaE EBA was approved by the Fair Work Commission on 29th July 2015 and so comes into operation on 5 August 2015. Under the agreement a pay rise was due the first pay period on or after 1 July 2015. As yet we have not been able to establish when the back pay…
Over the past few weeks your ASU representatives have met with management on a number of occasions to commence negotiations for a new enterprise agreement. We have told management that Helloworld employees want to see a number of improvements to their conditions of employment, including: Fair and transparent pay bands, and annual pay increases; Increased…
Thanks to all the staff across Australia who have filled out the ASU Maurice Blackburn EBA survey. The results are now in and shortly we will be holding meetings of members across the country to endorse the log of claims that your ASU delegates are recommending arising from the survey. We had a great response…
After the ASU’s case in the Fair Work Commission, Jetstar has agreed that it has been applying the EBA incorrectly, and not paying employees double time for all hours worked on a shift that was changed by 30 minutes or more with less than 48 hours notice. This means you might be entitled to back…
Last Friday 2 July 2015 Qantas group CEO Alan Joyce announced that, “In recognition, management has decided to offer a one-off 5 per cent bonus payment for all Qantas, Jetstar and other Group employees covered by finalised enterprise/collective agreements (EBAs) that include the 18 month wage freeze.” This bonus is to be paid after the…
The ASU is calling for expressions of interest for any ASU member interested in becoming an ASU delegate. Currently there are 2 ASU delegates within your workplace Brett Whitehead and Kalpana Fear and we would like to increase the delegate numbers to ensure that we can best address your workplace issues. We have decided to…
AaE staff have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the ASU EBA deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU’s AaE National Negotiating Team. In a significant turnout of eligible staff (75% of voters) 98% of these staff voted in favour of the Agreement. A big thank you must go to our hard working ASU National Negotiating Team…
As you would be aware, the ASU has been pressuring Slater and Gordon to pay back pay from 2014 to Law Clerks and paralegals for a while now. Management has finally agreed to pay this, so law clerks/ paralegals should be watching out for the payment to hit your bank accounts shortly. If you have…
Complete capitulation by Jetstar. On Thursday 2 July the ASU took Jetstar to the Fair Work Commission in relation to the Nil48 dispute. Jetstar were failing to apply the EBA correctly in relation to the double time payment that is applicable for all hours worked on a shift that has changed by 30 minutes or…
Jetstar responds to the ASU by asserting that it does not agree with our position on the Nil48 interpretation however they will get back to us by 1 July confirming their position! Confused? So are we! Jetstar either agree with our position or they don’t, seriously, how hard is it? The EBA in our view…