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23 September, 2013 www.qld.asu.net.au
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Move to stop pay rises for lowest paid workers: shameful first week in government
ACTU President Ged Kearney said plans by the new Coalition Government to abandon wage increases for up to 350,000 workers in aged and childcare were in direct conflict with Tony Abbott’s commitment that no worker would be worse off.
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Aged care pay deals cut after Abbott Government tears up compact >>> READ MOREAged care workers are having promised pay rises reduced or withdrawn after the Abbott Government said it would tear up Labor’s workforce compact guaranteeing higher wages in the sector, the ACTU revealed today.
Rising unemployment shows Abbott needs to put jobs first >>> READ MOREUnemployment figures showing the jobless rate at a four-year high of 5.8 per cent show that the new government must make jobs its priority, says the ACTU.
New government must meet commitment that ‘no worker will be worse off’ >>> READ MOREUnions are ready to work with the incoming Coalition government to improve life for working Australians, says the ACTU.
Virgin Australia faces fine for workplace breach and treatment of PR execs >>> READ MOREThe Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane has decided that Virgin Australia breached two executives’ employment contracts, and breached the Fair Work Act.
Equal Pay Day – Unions call on women to stand up >>> READ MOREOn 3rd September, national Equal Pay Day, unions called on women to stand up against inequality, with research showing they earn less depending on ‘life stage’.
Apprentice pay rise a win for skills and the economy >>> READ MOREA pay rise for apprentices recently awarded by the Fair Work Commission will see more people complete vocational training and boost the skill level of the Australian workforce, says the ACTU.
Industrial Round-up >>> READ MORELatest updates in bargaining at Qantas and RACQ.
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Move to stop pay rises for lowest paid workers: shameful first week in government
13 September 2013
ACTU President Ged Kearney said plans by the new Coalition Government to abandon wage increases for up to 350,000 workers in aged and childcare was in direct conflict with Tony Abbott’s commitment that no worker would be worse off.
“It is a betrayal by the Coalition of some of Australia’s lowest paid workers, in industries that are also largely staffed by women,” she said.
“Aged and childcare workers do a very tough job and are paid very little and any move to deny their pay increases demonstrates a worrying lack of understanding.”
“Aged care is one of the most important and difficult jobs there is, yet aged care workers are amongst the lowest-paid.”
Ms Kearney said in order to be an effective government the Coalition and Tony Abbott would need to get a firm grasp of the challenge of an aging population and staff shortages.
“It is absolutely critical we build our aged care workforce to manage the needs of our growing population,” said Ms Kearney.
“Lifting pay is central to attracting and retaining skilled workers in this field.
“Enterprise bargaining agreements that cover the entire workforce of an aged care facility are the best way to make sure that money allocated is guaranteed to deliver a pay rise, that’s why the Workforce Compact is so important.
“Previously, money allocated to the aged care sector hasn’t flowed through to workers.
“Tony Abbott has made the claim that no worker would be worse off if he wins government, but that claim is now farcical.
“Saying no worker will be worse off and then telling 350,000 workers they will not get much needed pay rises is a worrying way for the Coalition to launch their term in Government.
“Mr Abbott didn’t want to talk about workplace policy before the election and now we see he wants to tear up an agreement that will deliver a pay rise to some of our most important and lowest-paid workers.
Source: ACTU
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Aged care pay deals cut after Abbott Government tears up compact
23 September 2013
Aged care workers are having promised pay rises reduced or withdrawn after the Abbott Government said it would tear up Labor’s workforce compact guaranteeing higher wages in the sector, the ACTU revealed today.
The Government must now make clear whether it will follow through with $1.2 billion in funding to lift chronically low pay in the sector and how it will enforce allocating the money to wages, said ACTU President Ged Kearney.
At least 4,000 aged care workers in Victoria have so far been directly affected by the change of government, with their employers withdrawing pay offers based on funds from the Commonwealth Aged Care Supplement introduced by the previous government.
One major employer with 3,600 workers, has cut its pay offer by 2.75% in the wake of the change of government and uncertainty over future funding. Another with 800 workers, has withdrawn the full 3.5% to have been funded by the supplement.
“These aged care workers are seeing an immediate cut to their future earnings with the change of government,” said Ms Kearney.
“Most employers are trying to do the right thing, but they aren’t confident any funding will be forthcoming from the government to pay the additional pay rises guaranteed by the supplement”.
“We are facing chronic shortages in the sector and low pay is a major factor.”
“The supplement guaranteed that funding delivered by government flowed straight into workers’ pockets.”
“We are now seeing poorer pay outcomes for aged care workers who are among our lowest-paid but most important workers.”
“The millions of Australians who will rely on aged care now and in the future will suffer from lack of workers in the sector.”
Source: ACTU
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Rising unemployment shows Abbott needs to put jobs first
12 September 2013
Unemployment figures showing the jobless rate at a four-year high of 5.8 per cent show that the new government must make jobs its priority, says the ACTU.
ACTU president Ged Kearney said the Coalition Government needed to avoid austerity policies and cuts which would put jobs at risk.
“These figures show the difficulties faced by workers especially those in casual or short-term work who are worried about job security,” Ms Kearney said.
“With unemployment rising, the last thing that Australian workers need is for the new Prime Minister to start cutting jobs or removing assistance to industry.”
“Mr Abbott needs to focus on jobs. This is not the time to be cutting public service jobs, industry support and infrastructure.”
“It’s definitely not the time to be pulling funding from critical industries like auto manufacturing. With Holden‘s future in Australia in the balance the Coalition must immediately review its plan to cut $500 million in co-investment funding for car manufacturers.”
Ms Kearney said the figures showed a drop in both full-time and part-time employment as well as in the total number of people in work or looking for work. They also showed that youth unemployment rose to 17.3 per cent, its highest level since 2010.
“The rise in unemployment should not be used by business groups as an excuse to attack wages and conditions such as penalty rates,” Ms Kearney said.
“Taking money out of workers’ pockets will simply take customers away from businesses and do nothing to increase employment.”
“While Australia is still a strong economy, we need to look at how we improve productivity in the long-term.”
“This involves education and training, especially apprenticeships for young people, investment in infrastructure and new technology and real efforts to engage with workers.”
“Taking the low-road of reducing wages and conditions or pushing workers on to individual contracts will do nothing to keep Australia competitive in the long-term.”
Source: ACTU
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New government must meet commitment that ‘no worker will be worse off’
8 September 2013
Unions are ready to work with the incoming Coalition government to improve life for working Australians, says the ACTU.
Australians have voted for a new government but it does not have a mandate to attack workers’ wages, rights or conditions, said ACTU President Ged Kearney.
“It should be the goal of every government to improve life for working Australians,” said Ms Kearney.”
“The new government has a responsibility to govern on behalf of all Australians, not just big business.”
“We stand ready to work with the Abbott government on measures to improve pay and conditions for working people and to create jobs and training opportunities.”
“While we are very concerned about some aspects of the Coalition’s workplace relations plans, Mr Abbott committed before the election that no Australian worker would be worse off under his policies.”
“On behalf of the union movement’s two million members and 10 million working Australians we will hold him to account on that commitment.”
“If there is any sign of the new government bowing to pressure from business and going after people’s penalty rates, overtime or job security the union movement will vigorously defend those rights.”
“Our message to working people is that the best way to protect your work rights and conditions is to join a union.”
The ACTU congratulates Labor on its achievements for working people during its six years in government, said Ms Kearney.
“Labor has abolished WorkChoices and restored fairness in Australian workplaces, introduced Australia’s first paid parental leave scheme and delivered equal pay for community sector workers.”
“It has delivered a strong economy that prioritises jobs and delivered visionary environmental and social reform in pricing carbon and introducing a national disability insurance scheme.”
“These reforms have made Australia a better place and we’ll fight to maintain them.”
Source: ACTU
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Virgin Australia faces fine for workplace breach and treatment of PR execs
9 August 2013
The Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane has decided that Virgin Australia breached two executives’ employment contracts, and breached the Fair Work Act.
Judge Michael Burnett ruled that the airline should pay each of the two women Kirsty Aitken and Leonie Vandeven a week’s salary, for its breaches of their contracts. He further decided that Virgin Australia should pay compensation and would be fined for a breach of the Fair Work Act.
However the judgement found that the women were not discriminated against because they had exercised rights to parental leave or flexible work, or on the basis of family responsibilities or pregnancy, when they lost their jobs while pregnant and returning from parental leave.
Terri Butler, Maurice Blackburn principal and employment law expert who represents the two women, said while Ms Aitken and Ms Vandeven did not succeed on the point of discrimination, Virgin’s conduct was still found wanting.
“The Court found that Virgin breached its contractual obligations to both executives, and contravened the Fair Work Act by failing to consult with Ms Aitken while significantly altering her position.
“Both women feel they it was important for them stand up against what they believed to be unfair and unlawful treatment,” Ms Butler said.
“To have been successful in some areas does vindicate their position. We are disappointed that the Judge found in favour of Virgin on other points, and are currently considering whether to appeal this judgement.”
The two women were experienced long-serving public relations experts at the airline and were made redundant while pregnant, in one case, and on return from maternity leave, in the other.
The matter has been adjourned to 27 August for submissions as to penalty.
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16 September 2013
As from 1 July 2013, commissions have been banned on many financial products purchased after that date.
However, commissions on products purchased before then will be continued to be paid, unless you ‘opt out’.
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Equal Pay Day – Unions call on women to stand up
5 September 2013
On 3rd September, national Equal Pay Day, unions called on women to stand up against inequality, with research showing they earn less depending on ‘life stage’.
Urgent change is needed in Australian workplaces to stop the generational income loss women face depending on their stage of life, with the wage gap for some generations being a staggering 62 per cent.
Across all age groups women earn around 82.5 per cent of a man’s wage and about one million dollars less over a lifetime. But a better understanding of the barriers to wage equality is gained by looking at how ‘life-stages’ impact upon a woman’s earnings.
“Year after year, Equal Pay Day, is a reminder of just how much less women earn compared to men. What we continue to see are generations of Australian women starting behind and that wage gap increases throughout their life time until they retire on much, much less,” Ms Kearney said.
Ms Kearney said ‘life stage’ factors contributed to the monetary loss.
“When you break it down you see each life stage provides a unique set of barriers that causes women to earn much less than men of the same age group.
“For example, female graduates earn up to 15 per cent less than the guys and men aged 25-34 who have children earn more than twice as much as women. That gap persists throughout their working life,” she said.
She said some inequality was inexplicable other than to point to entrenched gender bias in Australian workplaces.
“Women in childbearing years without children still earn a lot less than men which is pretty perplexing,” Ms Kearney said.
“The only reason we can point to is that employers worry they might have children and therefore hold their wages back. Or, perhaps the women themselves don’t fight for a pay rise. Either way what we end up with is a generation of employees who are underpaid just because they are women.”
Graduates are another example of nonsensical inequality. “Why should a women graduate get less than a bloke? Until Australia closes the gap we will continue to cheat these employees.”
Ms Kearney said it wasn’t just about employers catching up with the reality of a modern workplace, women also had to stand up and be counted.
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Equal Pay Day – Unions call on women to stand up cont’d
“Too many times women trade off pay rises or promotions so they can keep family friendly hours and, importantly, they don’t identify discrimination when it’s staring them in the face. That needs to change,” Ms Kearney said.
“We know it’s hard and there are many barriers women face to achieving equality at work, but women must be strong and stand up for their rights- we must not be apologetic about having family responsibilities, we must not keep trading off pay rises and promotions against family friendly hours, and we must identify discrimination and call it when we see it.”
On a positive note union membership attributed to higher wages:
• Female employees who are union members are paid more than female non-union employees at $209.2 extra a week or 25.4%. For comparison the premium for men is $97.2 a week or 7.5%.
• Full time female employees who are union members have a premium of $102.6 a week or 8.9%.
• Part time female union members have the largest union wage premium at $220.4 or 46.6%.
“This demonstrates what we have been saying all along. Joining a union gives workers a stronger voice and better outcomes in the workplace,” she said.
Source: ACTU modified.
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Apprentice pay rise a win for skills and the economy
22 August 2013
A pay rise for apprentices recently awarded by the Fair Work Commission will see more people complete vocational training and boost the skill level of the Australian workforce, says the ACTU.
The Commission has awarded significant pay rises to first and second year apprentices as well as people who start apprenticeships as adults. It will apply to apprentices across all industries including construction, manufacturing and hairdressing and in many cases deliver pay rises of $70 to $100 per week.
“This is a great outcome for current and future apprentices and for the broader economy,” said ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver.
“Almost half of people who embark on apprenticeships don’t complete them, with the very low wages a major factor contributing to drop-outs.
“Current wages see apprentices barely able to meet living costs; they are considerably less than other job options and barely more than the Newstart allowance.
“There is also little recognition of the needs of adult apprentices. Today’s decision is a real step forward.”
The pay rise will see pay rates for first years rise to 55% of the relevant Award rate from as little as 35% in some industries. People starting apprenticeships over the age of 21 will be entitled to 80% of the rate for a tradesperson.
Giving apprentices a wage they can live on is a social justice issue, but also critical for the economy, said Mr Oliver.
“Boosting the skill level in the Australian workforce is critical to driving productivity and preventing future skills shortages.”
“To boost skill levels, we need to increase participation and completion rates in vocational education and training.”
“Raising apprentice pay is an important part of the solution.”
Apprenticeship commencement numbers have been falling since June 2012 for three quarters in a row. On top of that, apprenticeship completion rates are at only 50-55%. Meanwhile numbers of 457 visas in skilled trades categories have risen.
“This significant win on pay for apprentices is a great reflection of the contribution unions make to the lives of working people,” said Mr Oliver.
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Apprentice pay rise a win for skills and the economy cont’d
“We acknowledge the support of the Federal Labor Government for the apprentice pay rise. We call on Tony Abbott to rule out any cuts to Australia’s apprenticeship system in order to pay for his expensive Paid Parental Leave scheme.”
Key points from the FWC decision:
• Minimum pay rates for first and second year apprentices will be increased. For first years it will rise to 55% of the qualified tradesperson’s Award rate and for second years it will increase from 55% to 65% of the rate. The current rates vary but are as low as 35% of the Award for first years in some industries.
• Third and fourth year apprentices will be paid as they currently are in modern Awards (in most cases
they are 75 and 88% of the tradesperson’s rate.)
• The ACTU had sought a rate of 60% of the Award for first years. • Special rates for adults will be introduced to a number of Awards to recognise their skills, experience
and needs. The minimum rate for a first year adult apprentice will be 80% of the tradesperson’s rate, rising to the level of the adult minimum wage for a second year adult apprentice. The second year adult apprentice is in line with the claim by the ACTU.
• Where an adult has worked for an employer before commencing an apprenticeship, they will maintain their pay level.
• The pay rises will be phased in over the next 18 months, with the full increase to apply to new apprentices starting in January 2014.
• Under the new pay rates an apprentice hairdresser starting out would receive an extra $144.84 per week; a first year electrician will see their pay go up from $289.68 to $398.31 – an increase of $108.63; and a first year carpenter would be better off by $72.42 per week.
Source: modified ACTU
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ASU members give EBA 10 thumbs up
6 September 2013
Qantas staff have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the ASU EBA 10 deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU’s Qantas National Negotiating Team.
The external company conducting the ballot, Elections Australia Pty Ltd today declared that ASU EBA 10 has been approved by the majority of staff who voted. 97.4% of staff who voted in the ballot voted in favour of the Agreement making EBA 10 the strongest supported EBA negotiated to date.
Qantas and the ASU are currently finalising all documentation to be lodged with Fair Work Commission. Once Fair Work Commission approves the Agreement EBA 10 commences.
RACQ Update
3 September 2013
As of the 29th August, 2013 negotiations have reached the stage of an ‘in principle’ agreement. The next steps are to finalise the in principle negotiations into a draft document for members’ consideration.
Once the drafting work has been completed RACQ management will then move to commence the balloting process.
Highlights of the in-principle agreement are:
• 3 year Agreement• 2.5% pay rise in 1st year, 3.2% pay rise in 2nd year, 3.2% pay rise in 3rd year• Increase in training allowance• 17.5% annual leave loading paid at time leave is taken
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