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May Day, or International Workers' Day, is a time when people around the world come together to celebrate workers. A time to acknowledge the struggles and determination of workers striving for a better world. The theme of this year's May Day is Value all Workers and...
USU/ASU members are rightly outraged by Qantas’ manipulation of the JobKeeper payment. They are using taxpayers’ money to deny penalty rates to hardworking and loyal workers. On your behalf, we wrote to Qantas last Sunday. On 23 April 2020 Qantas wrote to the union...
Yesterday I received this message from the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock outlining the new stimulus package. I want to share this with all our members across the local government sector who are doing such an outstanding job during these...
Get your pay slips now for any work done up until the Easter break. Contact People Services and let them know you demand it be done by Friday. No double dipping! Don’t let Qantas accept Jobkeeper for a fortnight you do work and then claim your money again when you’re...
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At the Council meeting of 7 April 2021, Council resolved to decline the tenders they had received for the outsourcing of Cumberland Council’s 9 Long Day Care Centres. The motion carried at the meeting was: C0421-716 Tender Evaluation and Recommendation Report –...
The JobKeeper scheme ended on Sunday, 28 March 2021. Despite this, employers can continue to stand employees down from work if the requirements of the Fair Work Act are met. However, your employer will now need to use the general power to stand down employees under...
On Tuesday, 6 April the New Zealand government announced a travel bubble with New Zealand starting from 19 April 2021. We understand that the Qantas Group intends to commence flights to New Zealand as soon as the bubble opens. This is likely to mean the recall of some...
After weeks of waiting, Qantas Group finally announced the details of how the Federal Government financial assistance to international aviation workers will work and Jetstar provided the USU/ASU with an update. The scheme will run between 1 April and 31 October...
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