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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The Federal Parliament has now passed legislation and created the JobKeeper wage stimulus package.
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The federal government has now extended its childcare funding to council-run services. This follows the announcement this morning that the NSW government was ensuring the continued operation of 260 council-run childcare centres with its own crisis package.
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As a result of strong lobbying of the State Government by the United Services Union as well as other industry unions and employer organisation LGNSW, today the Premier announced a $133 million package for childcare services across NSW – including Local Councils. This is a huge win for childcare workers and centres in Local Government.
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The USU/ASU has been making sure that Virgin Australia won’t go to compulsory redundancies before all other alternatives have been explored.
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