On Tuesday 27 October the ASU took AaE to the Fair Work Commission over its proposal to change your pay cycle. We also handed AaE the signatures of 111 employees who had signed our petition calling for the change to be delayed. The Commissioner expressed concern about the changes being rushed before Christmas, and requested…
At the recent national meeting of ASU Qantas delegates it was resolved to commence our preparations for our Qantas EBA 11 this year. As a result our Qantas EBA 11 ASU survey has now been released to enable staff to express a view about what we should claim in this next bargaining round. Hard copies…
Over 65 delegates from across the Qantas Group were out in force at the recent ASU Qantas Group National Delegates’ meeting in Melbourne on 25 and 26 August 2015 with delegates from all ports in attendance. Our meeting opened with 4 delegates from across the group participating in a delegates’ panel talking about what it…
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…
Following further representations to Qantas by the union, the ASU has received confirmation that Qantas will honour the 6 month exclusion period for staff who have been made redundant from Australian call centres who are seeking re-employment within the Qantas Group. This comes after changes to Qantas group policy at the end of 2014 which…
Today Victorian ASU Officials, Delegates and rostering committee representatives met with Qantas to try to settle issues associated with the company’s decision to change shift work rosters in Melbourne for the last 4 months of the operation at the Camberwell call centre. Based on feedback from ASU members to date, the ASU sought to resolve…
Today your ASU representatives met with Qantas to discuss a range of issues associated with Qantas’ decision last year to close the Melbourne and Brisbane call centres. Melbourne Rostering Discussions to Continue Many staff on the multi shift-work roster have been angered about plans to reduce the spread of hours in Melbourne from 24 hours…
Ever since Qantas announced the creation of a new Qantas international entity when they announced the company results, Qantas unions have been seeking clarification about whether the new company would be an employing entity and whether it would affect the terms and conditions of existing employees’ working in the Qantas international business. The ACTU on…
All employees, other than casuals, are entitled to sick leave when they are unable to work due to personal injury or illness. The amount of paid sick leave you are entitled to is covered under your EBA. Should you need to provide documentation to support your leave, Statutory Declarations (Stat Decs) as well as medical…
ASU delegates and officials met with Qantas Telephone Sales and HR management in Melbourne on 29th October 2014 for an update on the redeployment, redundancy and other issues arising from the closure of Brisbane and Melbourne Centres. As usual there were more questions than answers and disappointingly there is still misinformation and inconsistencies with information…
In a Change.org petition released today, Australians are giving voice to their frustration with the national carrier which recently announced it was reneging on its promise made in May this year to not offshore more call centre jobs. The petition calls on Joyce and the Board to immediately reverse this decision and abide by their…
Since March 2012 your ASU airport delgates and officials have been meeting with Qantas management to discuss the failings of the company’s policies around how to deal with unaccompanied minors (UMs) and young people under 18 (YPs) at airports. We have raised the issues you have told us about including the poor and inadequate facilities…