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…
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. …
Under new legislation introduced by the Federal Labor Government there is an ability for the Commission to intercede around disputes concerning the application of provisions pertaining to requests for flexible leave arrangements and the extension of unpaid leave beyond 12 months for parental leave. The right to request the changes in work arrangements and extend…
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…
Union win: workers secure Qantas paid parental leave deal The Australian Services Union has negotiated an industry-best paid parental leave deal at Qantas, on behalf of workers. The scheme will include 18 weeks of Primary Carer’s leave, as well as 10 weeks of Secondary Carers leave, making it among the best in Australia. In addition,…
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…
Going into 2022, many of us were looking forward to a more normal work-life experience in the wake of the pandemic and hoped for a return to normality – at least to some extent. For so many workers I spoke to this year, it was just as challenging or more so than 2021. Returning to…
How to pursue a pay rise ASU members often contact the Union with a query as to how to go about securing a pay rise. Obviously, the options about securing a pay rise will greatly depend on the individual’s situation. It may be there is an industrial instrument underpinning your employment terms that refers to…
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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…