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…
Check your next payslip. From today almost 3 million workers will receive a 5.75% pay rise! How? ASU members joined together to campaign for a meaningful pay rise through the Annual Wage Review. And together, we have won. As a result, 2.7 million workers won a significant pay rise and that begins from today. You…
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…
The Fair Work Commission has now held the approval hearing for the Aerocare Collective Agreement 2017. What did the ASU say to the Commission? At the hearing the ASU told the Commission that the agreement could not be approved as the Commission could not be satisfied that the agreement: Passed the pre-approval steps because Aerocare was confused about its…
Following the recent hearing at the Fair Work Commission, the ASU has received the attached letter from Malaysia Airlines regarding the transfer of business to Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB). The Malaysia Airlines representatives confirmed that MAS employees will transfer employment to MAB from the 1st of September 2015, and that existing employee conditions and entitlements will…