After receipt of concerns from multiple members, USU Organiser Emily Callachor met with Kym Ward of the PSA along with USU Delegate Thea Wilkinson on April 7th, to discuss the approach taken by the PSA in relation to working from home versus working in the office.
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The overwhelming majority of NSW councils have signed up to a workplace deal that will protect thousands of local government jobs during the current health crisis, providing job retention payments for workers unable to undertake their usual roles due to COVID-19 service closures.
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With Local Government workers left out of the Federal Government’s JobKeeper Scheme the USU, along with other Local Government industry unions and the Employer’s Association LGNSW, have negotiated the Local Government (COVID-19) Splinter Award 2020. Find out what this means for you and which Councils have signed up.
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USU/ASU members will have awoken to news this morning that Virgin Australia has taken the decision to halt trading and there is ongoing speculation about a federal government bail out of the airline. We know that the airline has been struggling for some time, so this is serious.
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Hornsby Council is currently exploring the possibility of voluntary leave arrangements for staff in order to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Based on feedback from members it appears that these proposals were causing uncertainty and anxiety amongst members.
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