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    New protections and minimum standards will be better for all Australian Workers

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  • LogoEWEP_National_LogoHistoric Equal Pay Agreement Reached between ASU and the Australian Government!

    The ASU has reached an historic agreement with the Australian Government on EQUAL PAY for SACS industry workers. Full details of the agreement will be available the ASUWA website in the coming days.

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  • exclaimexclaimAust Fair Pay Commision chair Professor Ian Harper announced that there would be no minimum wage rise for the low-paid this year, saying it had been a "most difficult" decision. "These are uncertain times for the economy and for the Australian labour market and in the commission's view, caution is warranted at this time in the setting of minimum wages," he said.
  • asu-col_with_ASU_copyfwaStronger rights and protections for Australian workers.

    New industrial relations laws, which began on July 1st, represent an historic step forward for the rights of working Australians and their families.
    The new laws mark a turning point and will provide workers with a raft of stronger rights and protections in the current economic downturn, and in better times ahead, says the ACTU.

Social & Community Services (SACS) News

Equal Pay Campaign starts today with national test case for social and community workers

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Social & Community Services (SACS) News

Future purchasing arrangements for Job Services Australia: have your say in the DEEWR consultation round

 23 February 2010

By the ASU, the employment services union

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) released its Discussion Paper regarding ongoing purchasing and reallocation processes for Job Services Australia (JSA) on Wednesday 17 February 2010. Now it is time for all stakeholders, including workers, to have their say.

Employment_Services_Newsletter_Feb_2010.pdf

Womens Issues

genderpaygapThe gap between men's and women's pay will widen following last week's decision to freeze the minimum wage, say unions. Women are over-represented among the low-paid, and…

Social & Community Services (SACS) News

employment-servicesIn the wake of the announcement of changes to the employment services system, it appears that a number of providers who have lost contracts are trying to avoid their liab…

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Social & Community Services (SACS) News

pay-uplogo_bw_3Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be asked to champion a ground-breaking Equal Pay Test Case for community workers with the launch of a new campaign aimed at closi…

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Clerical & Admin (ACCS) News

accsAfter a campaign of 11 months duration, the ASU has succeeded in having the exemption rate removed from the modern Clerks Award due to come into operation from the 1 Janu…

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General News

asu-col_with_ASU_copyIn what appears to be its first published decision, Fair Work Australia (FWA) has ruled on an application to extend a Work Choices industrial action authorisation to appl…

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General News

ohs-yrawNew union push for tougher national health and safety laws. Tougher national health and safety laws are urgently needed to tackle the terrible toll of death, disease and…

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