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The ASU has launched its strategy to embark on a 21st Century Agenda of achieving work life balance for our members. The ASU's strategy involves the ASU bargaining for a 'Life-Line of Entitlements' for ASU members which involves recognition of their family and community commitments across their working lives.
This Life-Line of Entitlements ensures that workers with small children, older children or dependent older parents can balance their caring responsibilities with their responsibilities within the workplace. It also recognises workers who may not have direct caring responsibilities but who contribute to the community.
Work and Family Test Case
Commencing in July 2003, the ACTU and unions including the ASU is running the Work and Family Test Case. For details, please see our news items in the right hand side bar.
You can also visit the ACTU Work And Family webpage for further details.
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National Women's Conference resolves to campaign to make work life balance a national priority
The ASU National Women's Conference was held on 24th and 25th March 2004 in Brisbane. Delegates from all Branches around the country attended the Conference. The theme of the Conference was "Activism and the Work-Life Collision". Conference delegates heard from keynote speakers, including the respected academic Barbara Pocock, about the negative consequences of current work arrangements on women, relationships and, in particular, children.
New Zealand experiences of pay equity and work-life balance inform ASU strategy
The ASU was part of a small group of union representatives and academics which today took part in discussions with New Zealand's Attorney General and Minister for Labour, the Honorable Margaret Wilson. The discussions focussed on the issues of pay equity and measures to promote work-life balance.
Your input needed to win family friendly workplaces!
The ASU is participating in the Work and Family Test Case which is currently running in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC). We need your stories so we can argue effectively for the changes the unions are seeking.
Employers acknowledge need for work-family balance
Conciliation in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has commenced on the Work and Family Test Case, with employers and unions exploring the key provisions that should be inserted into awards to assist workers to better balance their work and family/caring responsibilities.
Work and Family Test Case: one step to gain recognition for ASU members with families
The ASU in conjunction with the ACTU has asked the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) to set test case standards which will help our members better balance their work and family commitments.
Work and Family Test Case begins
The Work and Family Test Case commenced yesterday in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC).
Overseas research and ACTU support ASU's agenda for working families
On 8 March 2003 (International Women's Day) the ASU launched its strategy to embark on a 21st Century Agenda of achieving work life balance for our members.
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