CWUVIC Optus Award Modernisation The CWU met with Optus on 17 March to discuss finalisation of the modern Optus award. Last year, the Fair Work Commission agreed that Optus should have a modern enterprise award rather than being covered by the modern industry award, the Telecommunications Services Award. But it sent Optus and the CWU off …
CWU SECURES KEY TELSTRA AWARD CONDITIONS The CWU continues to be successful in protecting core award entitlements for Telstra employees. In January, the Fair Work Commission Full Bench issued its decision to make a new modern enterprise award in Telstra and the order to make the award was made on Monday 9 February. Although under …
WELCOME TO THE 2015 YEAR! 2015 will present significant challenges to the Telecommunications workforce across Australia. How the CEPU Communications Division (CWU) deals with those challenges will determine the future employment prospects, wages and conditions of many current employees in the industry. There are a number of EBA’s that are due for renewal in 2015 …
WORKING IN HOT WEATHER Prepared by Peggy Trompf, Industrial Health Matters (in association with Workers Health Centre), 8/10/2012 (mob: 0419221 373). Sydney While OHS Authorities have produced guidelines and information on working in hot conditions, there are no regulatory OHS standards for working in seasonal heat. Workers need to have good information about the health …
Telstra Award Modernisation – NO threat to redundancy entitlements The CWU has received a number of calls from members concerned about the impact of award modernisation on their current redundancy entitlements, particularly the 80 weeks (maximum) payout provided for in the Telstra Enterprise Agreement 2012-15. It appears that some members have been told that the …
WORKING IN HOT WEATHER Prepared by Peggy Trompf, Industrial Health Matters (in association with Workers Health Centre), 8/10/2012 (mob: 0419221 373). Sydney While OHS Authorities have produced guidelines and information on working in hot conditions, there are no regulatory OHS standards for working in seasonal heat. Workers need to have good information about the health …
In this issue: (1) Overtime or emergency duty?, CWU and Telstra in dispute (2) Know your rights: Telstra end of day arrangements (3) Full Bench to consider Telstra modern award (4) NBN Co-negotiations resume (5) More telco workers needed says industry group (6) ACMA EA stalemate continues (7) CWU Xmas office closure 1. Overtime or …
The Hon. Tony Abbott, Prime Minister, Parliament House Canberra Dear Prime Minister, OFFSHORING OF JOBS FROM TELSTRA We write to you about a very vexed issue: the offshoring of high-tech, reasonably well paid Telstra jobs to India and other places. Increasingly, workers employed by foreign companies are being used to replace Telstra workers. Telstra has …
NBN Co has released a set of guidelines to indicate how it intends to implement the Multi-Technology Model (MTM) adopted by the company in line with federal government policy. In a statement released on 13 November, NBN Co indicates that most households and businesses: already served by the Optus or Telstra Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) …
As reported in E-Bulletin #21, the CWU and other relevant unions have become concerned over a slowdown in Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations with NBN Co. Since mid-year the CWU has been involved in discussions for a new agreement covering NBN Co technical staff. Despite disagreements, including some over the scope of the EA, negotiations were …