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Social & Community Services
Government must target policies to close the gender pay gap
25 November 2014
As ASU social and community services workers approach their bi-annual equal pay increase on 1 December, a new study showing Australian women are paid almost 25 per cent less than men who perform the same work highlights the need for comprehensive government action to close the gender pay gap and…
Wage rates at MAXNetWork
23 June 2014
This bulletin provides information about the wage rates proposed in the new Employment & Training Enterprise Agreement that is currently under negotiation. This information is current as at 23 June 2014. Wage rate analysis - how you fare under the proposed Agreement At the last bargaining meeting on 12 June…
MAXNetWork bargaining meeting #3
23 June 2014
On 12 June 2014, the ASU and employee bargaining representatives met with MaxNetwork management for the third time to discuss the content of two new Enterprise Agreements for MaxNetwork employees. The current Agreement expires in July this year. It is proposed that one Agreement will cover Health staff and one…
MaxNetwork bargaining negotiations kick off
02 May 2014
On 1 May 2014, the ASU and your employee bargaining representatives met with management to commence negotiations for a new Enterprise Agreement. Management have put a proposed agreement on the negotiating table, with new wages rate and classifications. The Agreement is significantly different from the 2009 Agreement and will change…
Casual social and community services workers win return of correct weekend overtime rates
24 March 2014
After an appeal by the ASU to the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC), casuals employed under the Social Community Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 will once again have access to appropriate rates for overtime worked during weekends. This follows a decision in 2012 by…
MAXNetWork Bargaining Survey
17 March 2014
MAXNetWork staff from all divisions would be aware that the MAXNetWork Collective Agreement 2009 expires in July 2014 and management have commenced staff consultation about bargaining. Negotiations are scheduled to commence on 2nd & 3rd April 2014 in Brisbane. An enterprise agreement is a legally enforceable document which provides you…
The Wilderness Society (TWS) bargaining
18 December 2013
The Wilderness Society (TWS) staff would be aware that management have met with the ASU and employee bargaining reps to discuss the bargaining process for a Multi-Enterprise Agreement (MEA). As required by the Fair Work Act management have notified staff about bargaining rights. A preliminary logistics meeting between the bargaining…
Where’s the vision in this decision? Ask blind workers
19 August 2013
BLIND workers employed by the charitable Vision Australia say they have become the latest victims of a corporate culture that puts profits before people. Originally published 15 August on the Working Life website here Seventy-three blind and vision-impaired employees of Vision Australia Enterprises warehouses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will…
$1 million payout for workers at St Luke’s (VIC)
12 June 2013
Over 150 past and present workers at Bendigo family services centre St Luke's have recently shared a $1 million back pay decision after it was found employees were not receiving all of their EBA entitlements for working shifts. Management at St Luke's – a SACS workplace under the Anglicare umbrella…
New BoysTown agreement approved
12 June 2013
The BoysTown Enterprise Agreement has been approved by the Fair Work Commission and will commence today, 4 June 2013 and will nominally expire on 4 June 2016. The new agreement provides a number of additional benefits to you including: A number of new allowances such as travel, transport, excursion, sleepover…