visual ANNUAL LEAVE RESTRICTION Members are reporting another attempt by Telstra to restrict annual leave, particularly during Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb. The complaint of members is that it is far too restrictive. The real problem is that Telstra will not retain enough staff as they must grant annual leave and LSL when reasonably requested. In … Read more
In the last bulletin we reported the proposal by Telstra to remove the Incentive from the JP AWA. We have had a number of inquiries from members and held a meeting to discuss the proposal. We have developed a claim from members involved. We also note some new members and ongoing new inquiries. We have … Read more
We have received a number of inquiries from members re the decision of Telstra to terminate the incentive part of the Job Point Incentive AWA. The Union has always been concerned with AWAs as they were used extensively by Telstra to reduce union negotiating power. The AWAs effectively made most conditions subject to policy, which can … Read more
Telstra EA and Building code amendment The ETU have secured a change to the Turnbull Government ABCC legislation that covers essential service workers including Telecommunications.The change was the result of SA Power refusing to apply for an exemption due to the word “May” as opposed to the word “Must” in the legislation .Senator Xenophon helped to … Read more
TURNBULL GOVERNMENT POLICY AND THE TELSTRA EA “Workchoices” Revisited? This week all Telstra EA employees have received information from Telstra about proposed changes to the current Telstra Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018. Later this month, you will be asked to vote on these changes so it is important that all members understand what they involve. Why the … Read more
TAX TIME It’s that time of year again. Remember that your Union dues are tax deductible and you may also be able to claim a deduction for the difference between any meal allowances that you receive and the meal allowance rate that is set by the taxation office which is currently $28.80. Discuss this with … Read more
Reports are in from St Kilda delivery centre where the CEO, Paul Graham, James Dixon (Manager deliveries Southern region) Vance Duke (Head of last mile southern region) Theresa Smith (Territory manager central) along with an entourage of approx. 5 others were in attendance to spruik the benefits of employees downloading an Australia Post version of Microsoft … Read more
Australia Post have finally agreed to pay relievers the functional allowance (currently $11.28) per day when relieving on rounds that have more than a days mail to deliver. This will be backdated to 26th March 2023. While this increase in the pay packet of a reliever is welcome news it does not address the fundamental problems … Read more
As Members would be aware Australia Post are once again conducting their staff attitude survey “Our AP Way Say” (Formally known as Say 2 Action) . These surveys are 100% voluntary and it’s entirely Your choice to participate or not. Before Members make their decision to participate or not your Union believes Members should consider the following: Since … Read more
Members in DC’s in a number of areas will have received notification that as from Wednesday 15th March 2023 posties will be expected to break up individual bags of parcels across two paired rounds. While this process was introduced in certain DC’s in the eastern and south eastern regions several years ago, this time around there … Read more
