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
Authorised Holiday declared for December 31st Authorised Holiday Authorised Day to be declared on Monday 31 December 2018 All employees entitled to the Authorised day to be provided with an Expression of Interest (EOI) , and asked to nominate their preferred option as below. Option 1: work the Authorised Day (with payment being in accordance … Read more
Report Back on EMAB dispute’s meeting DELIVERY SHOP-STEWARDS & MEMBERS BULLETIN Meeting on EAMBs – 13 July 2018 The union (Joan Doyle, Martin O’Nea (Delivery Organisers), Mark Hennessy (the union’s OHS Advisor) & three shop-stewards – Enzo Mannuzza (Templestowe DC), Diana Grey (Mornington DC) and Rob Critch (Airport West DC) met with Australia Post (Vance … Read more
15th June 2018 Vance Duke Australia Post State Manager-Vic/Tas E Commerce Delivery Dandenong Letters Centre 120 Nathan Road DANDENONG SOUTH VIC 3175 Attention: Tracey Smith Dear Mr Duke Re: Implementation of e AMB Conversions The union is fielding many complaints about the accelerated and widespread introduction of e AMBs. We believe that the implementation approach … Read more
Delivery members should complete the below survey. This will give us important data and evidence needed for a number of areas. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S782SDN
Ms Christine Holgate Managing director and group CEO Australia Post 111 Bourke St Melbourne 3000 20th April 2018 Dear Christine I am writing on behalf of our members to voice our concerns regarding the disturbing news from the Royal Commission into the Banking Sector regarding the exposure of practices at AMP. Our members who are … Read more
The Fair Work Act 2009 ( s114) states that an employer may request an employee to work on a public holiday if the request is reasonable. Likewise, the employee can refuse to work on a public holiday if the request from the employer is not reasonable or the refusal by the employee is reasonable. In the former situation, … Read more
