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Your Branch has listed as a dispute the proposed use of contact labour at the new Melbourne PDC site at Somerton. The sorting of Parcels is to be automated with the installation of a new Cross Belt Sorter Machine. Australia Post are proposing to have a certain proportion of the Machine staffed by contact labour for … Read more

Authorised Day Latest Your Branch has received numerous phone calls regarding Australia Post’s move to declare the Authorised Day at a time other than the Festive season. An nomination form is circulating that has two options 1) An additional flexible day of annual leave that you can use whenever and however you want. 2) Authorised … Read more

Part time Underpayments for Public Holidays Your Branch has listed in the Victorian Magistrates  court for conciliation the issue of Public Holiday Pro Rata pay for Part Time employees. Many Part Time staff work additional hours and are paid Pro Rata for Recreation Leave  but Australia Post are refusing to pay the same for all Public … Read more

AEC Post Election report Members are advised that a copy of the Australian Electoral Commission Post Election Report for the 2019 Branch Quadrennial election is available from the Branch or the Australian Electoral Commission on request.

ETOR IN DISPUTE Australia Post management have decided to re-introduce ‘indoor times’ for posties. They are calling this new system ETOR (Estimated Time on the Road). The union believes this is a backward step, and have placed the matter in dispute. (See below) “Indoor times” went out of favour, when the union and management conducted … Read more

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia Communications Division DECLARATION OF RESULTS – E2018/281 Uncontested Offices Scheduled Election The results of the election for the following offices conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 and the rules of the organisation are: Victoria Postal and Telecommunications … Read more

The Magistrates Court imposed a penalty of $4,500 on Post following a finding that Post breached several clauses of the Post EBA. The money is paid to our branch in Victoria. The case was simple. A manager called 2 women into his office without notice, told them that the team leader was upset, that he … Read more

A former Compensation Manager has blown the whistle on Australia Post to the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC), the regulator of self-insurers under the SRC Act 1988. He alleged that Managers had delayed decisions on workers’ compensation claims to benefit financially from meeting KPIs.  The SRCC’s investigation found evidence of delays in processing claims to … Read more

In a win for retail members the shoe allowance will be increased to $128 per annum. This will allow retail members, who are on their feet all day, the ability to purchase quality footwear. The new allowance will commence from April 1st. Well done to all members who have assisted us with this  outcome. If you … Read more

MEMBERS URGED TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF MY HEALTH RECORD Under a new Federal Government initiative, every Australian will shortly receive an online digital record of their medical history. The My Health Record system, by default, records all interactions between patients and their medical practitioners, including test and pathology data, and is accessible by … Read more