Good news! Your next EBA pay increase of 3% is due to commence on the first full pay period after 1 April 2019. You will also receive an additional EBA pay increase in April 2020 and April 2021. In addition, you will also receive an increase to the following allowances: Allowance 1/4/19 increase Meal allowance…
Qantas staff have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the ASU EBA 11 deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU’s Qantas National Negotiating Team. The external company conducting the ballot, Elections Australia Pty Ltd today declared that ASU EBA 11 has been approved by the majority of staff who voted. 93.6% of staff who voted in the…
The ASU is currently investigating a potential back pay claim for the underpayment of meal breaks during overtime shifts. We are currently assessing the extent of the claim and ask that members provide us with additional information to assist with the process. If you believe that you may be owed money the ASU will assist…
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…
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…
Your ASU national negotiating team have been meeting with the company to try and finalise a deal. With 4 EBAs with different finish dates and different conditions and rates it is not a simple task – there are changes that you have told us you want to the EBAs to make them work better and…
Your new EBA is ready for you to vote on and the ASU is strongly recommending that you vote Yes. After lengthy negotiations your Delegates and the ASU believe that we have delivered the best possible deal that can be achieved under the current circumstances. We believe this EBA has significant improvements, delivers pay increases,…
On Wednesday 11 February your representatives met with the company to continue the EBA negotiations. Whilst we were hopeful of moving towards finalising the EBA it would appear that the company wanted to take an adversarial approach towards the discussions. The Unions and your delegates quickly formed the view that the company was not there…
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…
Transport allowance has been reinstated and back-pay is being calculated. As of May 2013 Toll Dnata inexplicably stopped paying you a transport allowance. We are not sure why or how this occurred however once the ASU was made aware that this payment was no longer being received we raised the matter with your management. We…