Ansett Employee Update Number 59 and Tenth Report
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators is now available on this website along with the full Tenth Report. The status of the administration as at 31 December 2009 is covered.
13 April 2010 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 58
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators is now available on this website. It refers to the payment of the twelfth dividend and sale of assets, as well as unclaimed superannuation.
11 December 2009 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 57
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 57) is now available on this website. It provides an update on current litigation and a link to the Ninth Report to Creditors.
31 March 2009 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 56
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 56) is now available on this website. It provides information in relation to the payment of an eleventh dividend, administration strategy and an update on current litigation.
11 December 2008 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 55
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 55) is now available on this website. It provides information in relation to the administration strategy, further dividends and an update on current litigation.
11 November 2008 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 54 and Eighth Report to Creditors
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 54) is now available on this website. It provides information about the payment of the tenth dividend and an update on current litigation. The Eighth Report to Creditors is also now available.
15 April 2008 [full story]
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$47million of Ansett super remains unclaimed
Almost seven years since the collapse of Ansett it appears that almost $47million worth of superannuation remains unclaimed by around 1,959 former Ansett employees whose super was transferred to AUSfund after Ansett Airlines collapsed in September 2001.
04 April 2008 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 53
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 53) is now available on this website. It provides a litigation summary and advice that the Eighth Report to Creditors will be released in March.
29 February 2008 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 52
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 52) is now available on this website. It provides information on payment of the ninth dividend and an update on current litigation.
13 December 2007 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 51
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 51) is now available on this website. It provides an information on current litigation.
31 October 2007 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 50
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 50) is now available on this website. It provides information regarding the payment of the eighth dividend and a general update to creditors on the status of the administration.
19 July 2007 [full story]
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Diners Club appeal Ansett decision
On 4th May 2007 the Supreme Court of Victoria ordered that Diners Club pay the Ansett administrators over $15 million in proceedings in relation to a debt owed by Diners Club to Ansett under a merchant agreement.
16 May 2007 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 49 and Seventh Report to Creditors
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 49) is now available on this website. It provides a general update to creditors on the status of the administration as at 31 December 2006.
03 April 2007 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 48
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 48) is now available on this website. This Update explains in detail the distribution of a seventh dividend of $27 million to former Ansett employees and to the Commonwealth.
14 December 2006 [full story]
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Ansett staff - time to reclaim super
AUSFund says that over 2500 former Ansett employees have not claimed around $53million in superannuation funds after the airline collapsed in September 2001 and the money is now in AUSfund which acts as a holding fund for super funds that have lost track of their members. This money was previously in the Ansett Ground Staff Super Fund and the Ansett Flight Attendants Super Fund. AUSfund is run by Australia's major industry funds and has over $600 million in funds under management and 1.6 million members.
31 October 2006 [full story]
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Have you participated in the five year follow up survey of Ansett workers?
Do you know someone who worked for Ansett Airlines? Ask them if they are taking part in the Five Year Follow-up survey. Dr. Sally Weller of the University of Melbourne is conducting a survey to gather information about how former Ansett Airlines employees have fared in the labour market five years after the Ansett collapse.
05 September 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 47
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 47) is now available on this website. This Update explains in detail the distribution of a sixth dividend of $76.9 million to former Ansett employees and to the Commonwealth.
01 September 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Creditors vote for pooling
Creditors in all the 40 Ansett companies today voted to pool the assets and liabilities of all the companies into the one company so as to simplify the ongoing administration of the Ansett group of companies. This means that the Administrators are now able to pay out an estimated $75 million to the employee creditors and to the Commonwealth Government. It also means that no more legal proceedings about pooling will be necessary.
31 August 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 46
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 46) is now available on this website. This Update relates to the meeting of Creditors on 31 August 2006 and explains how Creditors will be asked to vote on resolutions to "pool" the Ansett Group assets and liability.
18 August 2006 [full story]
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A message from the ACTU: five years after Ansett - why are workers' entitlements still not secure, Mr Howard?
A broken Federal Government promise to protect employee entitlements and just-in-time production methods by car manufacturers are at the root of job insecurity in Australia's car parts industry says the ACTU.
26 July 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 45
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 45) is now available on this website. This Update relates to the Administrators' pooling application to the Federal Court.
06 June 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 44
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 44) is now available on this website. This Update clarifies a number of issues in relation to the payment of the fifth dividend.
15 May 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 43
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 43) is now available on this website. This Update provides information relating to the payment of the fifth dividend. The Update is also available here for download.
01 May 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 42 and Sixth Report to Creditors
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 42) is now available on this website. This Update provides an Executive Summary of the Sixth Report to Creditors, which is also available here for download.
04 April 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 41
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 41) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the Administrators' Pooling Application to the Federal Court.
03 April 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 40
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 40) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the issue of pooling.
23 March 2006 [full story]
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Federal Court decision on pooling imminent at Ansett
We have been advised by the ACTU that the Federal Court will hand down its decision on the pooling application by the Ansett Administrators in Melbourne on Wednesday 22 March 2006.
21 March 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 39
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 39) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the issue of pooling.
03 March 2006 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 38
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 38) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the payment of the Fourth Dividend.
13 December 2005 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 37
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 37) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the proposed pooling of the Ansett Group.
25 November 2005 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 36
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 36) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the realisation of assets for the first half of 2005, and the progress towards the resolution of pooling.
01 September 2005 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 35
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 35) is now available on this website. This Update provides information in relation to the timing and amount of future dividends to employees.
01 July 2005 [full story]
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Former Ansett employees required for study
The ASU has been contacted by students studying for a Master of Arts in Communications at the University of Technology. These students are doing research into the communications management of a major media event. They have chosen to analyse the ASU’s communications with our members after the collapse of Ansett for their project.
07 June 2005 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 34
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 34) is now available on this website. Following is an update on further progress related to the Ansett administrations.
27 May 2005 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 33
At the end of March 2005 the Ansett Administrators released their fifth report to creditors and their latest bulletin to former employees. These documents, are now available on the ASU website.
04 May 2005 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 32
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 32) is now available on this website. This provides an update on the payment of the third dividend and future distributions.
15 December 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 31
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 31) is now available on this website. This is an update on the sale of the Ansett Flight Simulation Centre, the settlement of engine sales and one Boeing 767-200 aircraft to Aeroturbine Inc., the resolution of a dispute with Ansett’s Aircraft parts re-marketing agent Ansett Aircraft Spares and Services Inc. (“AASS”) and the continuing recovery of funds via settlements with travel agents.
10 November 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 30
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 30) is now available on this website. This is an update on further progress related to the Ansett Administration.
06 October 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 29
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 29) is now available on this website. This is an update on further progress related to the Ansett Administration.
16 September 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 28
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 28) is now available on this website. This update provides information on the progress of Ansett Administration.
03 September 2004 [full story]
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Update on payment in lieu of notice for Ansett staff
The Ansett Administrators have issued a letter to former Ansett staff who have recently received additional Payments in Lieu of Notice (PILN) following court action by the ALAEA.
11 August 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 27
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 27) is now available on this website. This update provides information on the progress of Ansett Administration.
02 August 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 26
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 26) is now available on this website. This update provides details on the status of dividend payments to employees, a review of the subdivision of Garden Drive, a summary of other realisations and an update on the Ansett Superannuation Plans.
16 June 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Super Remains Unclaimed
Around $65million of the Ansett Staff Superannuation monies remain unclaimed and has been transferred by the Ansett Ground Staff Super Fund and the Ansett Flight Attendants Super Fund to AUSfund, Australia’s Unclaimed Super Fund.
18 May 2004 [full story]
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Ansett in Administration - Fourth Report to Creditors
The Ansett Administrators have now released their Fourth Report to Creditors which deals with a range of issues including the litigation settled to date, asset realisations, the cost of the Administration, the returns to employees, the commonwealth government and unsecured creditors. A copy of the Report is available
in the Related Documents section below.
05 April 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 25
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 25) is now available on this website. This update provides a copy of the Executive Summary and a list of frequently asked questions.
03 April 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 24
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 24) is now available on this website. It updates staff on the Ground Staff Fund, Withholding of Pilots’ Salaries and Sale of Aircraft.
23 February 2004 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 23
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 23) is now available on this website. It updates staff on Frequently Asked Questions in relation to payment of redundancy.
22 December 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 22
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 22) is now available on this website. It updates staff on a number of procedural issues that are of great importance.
04 December 2003 [full story]
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Ansett – Some important information for ASU members
Following the settlement in the Federal Court earlier this week a number of questions have been frequently asked and the following are some of those questions and answers:
28 November 2003 [full story]
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Settlement of Ansett Litigation – Facts for Union Members
The litigation conducted by the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Plan against the Ansett administrators has been settled, allowing for $150 million to be paid out to former Ansett employees.
26 November 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 21
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 21) is now available on this website. It updates staff on the settlement reached with the Ansett Ground Staff superannuation fund in the Federal Court on 25 November 2003.
26 November 2003 [full story]
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The Proposed Ansett Super Settlement
The Federal Court today began hearing the application by the Ansett Administrators and the Trustees of the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund to approve a settlement of the long running legal action between them.
25 November 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 20
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 20) is now available on this website. It updates staff on the the major legal challenge brought by the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund which commenced in the Federal Court in Melbourne on 12 November 2003.
24 November 2003 [full story]
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Urgent update on Ansett Super case
After months of delay we are pleased to report that there has been a positive sign in the long running Ansett ground superannuation case which has been running in the Federal Court in Melbourne since 12 November 2003.
21 November 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Superannuation Mediation Continues
The mediation ordered by the Federal Court in the Ansett Superannuation case is continuing again today (Thursday 20 November 2003) after commencing on Tuesday 18 November 2003.
20 November 2003 [full story]
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Update on the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Case
As previously reported the Application by the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund commenced in the Federal Court on 12 November 2003.
18 November 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 19
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 19) is now available on this website. It updates staff on the the major legal challenge brought by the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund which commenced in the Federal Court in Melbourne on 12 November 2003.
13 November 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 18
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 18) is now available on this website. It covers key aspects of the Ansett Administration including debt recovery, recent asset sales, proof of debt process, continuing efforts to realise remaining major assets (aircraft and land) and the major legal challenge brought by the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund.
05 November 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 17
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 17) is now available on this website and provides a further update on the Ground Staff Superannuation Fund proceedings in the Court of Appeal.
28 August 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 16
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 16) is now available on this website and provides a further update on the Ground Staff Superannuation Fund proceedings in the Court of Appeal.
27 August 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 15
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 15) is now available on this website and provides the latest details in regards to the Court of Appeal.
20 August 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 14
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 14) is now available on this website and covers the recent sale of Ansett Aircraft Spares and Services (“AASS”), the spare parts marketing company operating in the USA and UK and the impact this has on the spare parts owned by Ansett. There is also a detailed update on the aircraft marketing status. The Employee Update also provides an outline of various legal claims by employees.
04 August 2003 [full story]
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Update on Ansett Proof of Debt Forms
The Ansett Administrators have now forwarded the proof of debt forms. ASU members are reminded that in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 a creditor who fills out the proof of debt form will be bound by the amount claimed. The rationale behind this is to ensure finality regarding the amounts claimed.
30 June 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 13
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 13) is now available on this website and provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions currently being received by the Ansett Employee Hotline.
30 June 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 12
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 12) is now available on this website and provides a progress report in relation to the Ground Staff Superannuation proceedings, and explains the importance of the Proof of Debt process currently being distributed to all former Ansett mainline business employees.
11 June 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Proof of Debt Update
A number of members have indicated that they have not received the Ansett Proof of Debt Form in the mail as expected.
05 June 2003 [full story]
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Proof of Debt Forms on the way at Ansett
The following information has been received from the ACTU and it is important that all Ex-Ansett employees understand the effect of their Proof of Debt forms.
13 May 2003 [full story]
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Trustees appeal Super Case
Ansett members have been dealt another cruel blow with confirmation that the Trustees of the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund have appealed the decision of Justice Warren of the Supreme Court, which was handed down in February 2003.
03 April 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 11
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 11) is now available on this website and provides an update on the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. This bulletin confirms that the Trustees of the Ground Staff superannuation fund lodged an appeal against the decision and orders of the Supreme Court made in February 2003.
25 March 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 10
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 10) is now available on this website and provides an update on the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
25 February 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 8
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 8) is now available on this website and provides an update on the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
18 February 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 9
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 9) is now available on this website and provides an update on the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
14 February 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Payments Update
The Supreme Court of Victoria was due to formally issue Orders in the Ground Staff Superannuation Case on 20 January 2003 (see ASU Bulletin 30 for background). The hearing date for the issue of Orders has now been adjourned until 4 February 2003, which means the appeal deadline for the Trustees of the Superannuation Fund will be 21 days from 4 February 2003 which is 25 February 2003 if the orders are issued on 4 February 2003.
22 January 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 7
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 7) is now available on this website and provides an update on the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
22 January 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 5
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 5) is now available on this website and explains how there may be an appeal with regards to the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
06 January 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 6
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 6) is now available on this website and provides an update on the Supreme Court Superannuation Case. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
06 January 2003 [full story]
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Ansett Administrators Win Supreme Court Case
On Friday 20 December 2002 the Supreme Court of Victoria ruled in favour of the Ansett Administrators in the long running case brought by the Trustees of the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Fund.
23 December 2002 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 4
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 4) is now available on this website and explains how due to the Supreme Court proceedings the Administrators will unfortunately not be able to disburse further employee entitlements prior to Christmas 2002. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
12 December 2002 [full story]
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Ansett Employee Update Number 3
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 3) is now available on this website and explains what is happening with the Supreme Court proceedings. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
09 December 2002 [full story]
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Ansett Workers Update
Despite an indication by the Judge in the Victorian Supreme Court Case that a decision would be available by mid November 2002, there has still been no decision on the Ground Staff Superannuation Scheme dispute.
02 December 2002 [full story]
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Latest Employee Update from Ansett Administrators
The latest Employee Update from the Ansett Administrators (Update 2) is now available on this website and deals with the Ready Reckoner for calculating entitlements. The ASU will continue to post information for members as it becomes available.
08 October 2002 [full story]
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Tell the Government – No more double dipping
The clear message from creditors and former Ansett staff who attended the third meeting of Ansett Creditors on 25 September 2002 was that the Federal Government should stop double dipping by taking both the Ansett $10 ticket tax and claiming back the SEESA money from the sale of Ansett’s assets.
26 September 2002 [full story]
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Ansett third creditors report released
Last night the Ansett administrators released their third report to the Ansett creditors ahead of the meeting of creditors scheduled for Wednesday 25 September 2002 in Melbourne at 11.00am at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.
17 September 2002 [full story]
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Life After Ansett Party
If you are interested in attending the Life After Ansett Party being held in Melbourne on Saturday 14 September 2002, please open the attached invitation.
05 September 2002 [full story]
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Fourth meeting of Ansett Creditors announced
The fourth meeting of creditors of the Ansett Group is scheduled to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Level 2 Auditorium on Wednesday 25 September 2002.
27 August 2002 [full story]
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My Entitlements – How Much and When?
This is the question on all former Ansett employees’ minds. The ASU – representing our members who continue to be the priority creditors - asked this key question at the May Meeting of Creditors of the former Ansett companies.
31 May 2002 [full story]
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Latest News on Ansett in Administration
The ASU has been notified that the Administrators of Ansett, Mark Mentha and Mark Korda intend to leave Andersen Australia and commence their own practice KMC Pty Ltd (Korda Mentha and Colleagues) as of 15 May 2002. Both Marks were appointed personally to be administrators of Ansett.
09 April 2002 [full story]
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Why we should support the Ansett Deed of Company Arrangement
As members know, there is a shortfall in the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Plan of approximately $100 million. This means that there is insufficient money to pay the retrenchment benefit to all employees made redundant.
26 March 2002 [full story]
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Getting Ansett Staff Back to Work – Launch of new website
Today a website Ansett Jobs Assist was launched to assist former Ansett employees across Australia to find new jobs.
13 March 2002 [full story]
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The Disgraceful Handling of Entitlements at Traveland
A delegation of former Traveland employees and the Secretary of the ASU’s NSW & ACT Services Branch, Luke Foley have met today with Hall Chadwick, Liquidators of Internova Travel Pty Ltd (the one time owners of the former Ansett company Traveland).
08 March 2002 [full story]
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Triple M - Live Comedy Benefit for Ansett Workers
Radio Station Triple M (Melbourne) have organised a comedy benefit. The proceeds of which will go to Ansett Workers in Victoria.
The ASU has hardship funds in every State. For information on contributing to the hardship fund or accessing benefits please contact your local ASU Branch.
04 March 2002 [full story]
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Update on TESNA Withdrawal
With the shock news yesterday that the Fox / Lew TESNA group were withdrawing from the Ansett sale, the ASU is now working hard to ensure that full entitlements will be paid to Ansett staff.
28 February 2002 [full story]
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Ansett Third Creditors Meeting Details
The third Ansett Creditors meeting is to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, 2 Clarendon Street, Southbank, Melbourne (Melways Reference Map 2F, B9), Wednesday 27 March 2002 at 11.00am.
22 February 2002 [full story]
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Creditors Meeting Approves Sale to Tesna
The Ansett Group of Companies Creditors meeting on Tuesday 29 January 2002 approved the sale of the mainline Ansett airlines to the Fox / Lew consortium Tesna. ASU members who had forwarded their proxies were represented by ASU Assistant National Secretary Linda White.
30 January 2002 [full story]
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Security of Entitlements
The ACTU have reached in principle agreement with TESNA over the protection of workers entitlements in the new airline due to commence on the 1st February 2002.
24 January 2002 [full story]
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TESNA Job Offers on the Way
Formal job offers are soon to be posted to all staff who have already received letters confirming they have been selected for new jobs with TESNA. We expect that the offers will start arriving on 15 January 2002.
11 January 2002 [full story]
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It’s Proxy Form Time Again
The Ansett Administrators will be holding another meeting of creditors some time between 21 – 29 January 2002.
12 December 2001 [full story]
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Ansett EBA Varied by AIRC
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) yesterday approved the variation to the Ansett EBA to clarify and extend the redundancy provisions for all Ansett employees.
12 December 2001 [full story]
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Administrators meeting with Call Centre staff
We have been advised by the administrators that meetings of Call Centre Staff will be held as follows on Friday 7 December 2001:
06 December 2001 [full story]
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Important Information for Ansett Members
A couple of important things are happening this week which you need to be aware of and need to tell other Ansett employees about, the first involves a change to the current EBA and the second is about the intention of the Fox / Lew group (know as Tesna) to advertise jobs this weekend.
22 November 2001 [full story]
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Canberra Call Centre to Close
The Administrators of Ansett today told Ansett Call Centre staff in Canberra that their Call Centre has no potential buyers and so is to be closed.
14 November 2001 [full story]
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More on Ansett Manoeuvres
Since the announcement of the sale of Ansett to the Fox / Lew group by the Ansett Administrators on Thursday 8 November 2001 many members have asked questions about the bid and what will happen next.
13 November 2001 [full story]
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A sad day for Ansett Reservations
Today is a sad day for ASU members across the country as the Administrator announced to staff that the Brisbane and Sydney Reservation Centres will be closed and the 500 staff employed in these Centres will be made redundant.
19 October 2001 [full story]
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Low down on redundancy applications
Today the Ansett Administrators have posted letters to most Ansett employees at home offering the opportunity to make an application for redundancy.
17 October 2001 [full story]
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Tax threshold relief for AN staff
After efforts and representations by ASU Alice Springs, Airport Delegate Robyn Rowlands the Commissioner of Taxation made the following announcement about the Taxation Threshold.
09 October 2001 [full story]
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Ansett – latest developments
Proposed Ansett / Air New Zealand Agreement
The Ansett Administrators Mark Mentha and Mark Korda are close to finalising an agreement with Air New Zealand. It is likely that there will be media reports about the proposed agreement in the coming days.
04 October 2001 [full story]
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The latest on Ansett’s call centres
Ansett’s Administrators, Arthur Andersen have advised us that it is their intention to place an advertisement in National newspapers tomorrow (Thursday 4 October, 2001) seeking expressions of interest for the purchase of Ansett’s Call Centres in Melbourne, Launceston, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.
03 October 2001 [full story]
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Ansett superannuation – state of play
21 September 2001 [full story]
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The latest on what’s happening
After a spectacular effort by Ansett ASU members and delegates we received back over 3800 Proxy Forms for the Ansett Creditors Meeting held in Melbourne on Tuesday 18 September 2001.
20 September 2001 [full story]
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Proxy Priority Alert – creditors meeting Tuesday
15 September 2001 [full story]
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Ansett ceases to operate
This is the first of a series of newsletters to be put out for ASU members, families and supporters.
Updates will be made available as the position changes.
14 September 2001 [full story]
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Update for ASU members at Ansett
13 September 2001 [full story]
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Union hearing on Ansett entitlements adjourned
The ASU's application to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) to Keep Ansett flying and ensure the protection of employee entitlements has been adjourned until tomorrow morning.
13 September 2001 [full story]
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We MUST keep up the pressure on the Government
A rally of over 1000 Ansett employees today outside the Melbourne Head Office has sent a clear message to the Australian Government that they must help keep Ansett flying.
10 September 2001 [full story]
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We must keep Ansett flying
The last few days have been worrying for everyone at Ansett as the media speculation about the fate of the airline has been growing .
08 September 2001 [full story]
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A sweet victory… absolutely!!
Yesterday after a marathon three day hearing the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) refused to approve the substandard Enterprise Agreements struck by Kendell / Ansett airport contractors with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) at Launceston and Rockhampton airports.
27 July 2001 [full story]
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It’s not money for nothing…
Congratulations! This week you will receive the final 2% pay increase that was negotiated by the ASU in our Enterprise Bargaining Agreement IV (EBA IV) with Ansett.
24 July 2001 [full story]
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It’s all happening at Qantas & Impulse!
Many ASU members at Ansett have been asking for an update on the recent events at Qantas so the following is a brief overview of some of the recent developments.
18 May 2001 [full story]
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