30 July 2020 CWUnion Telstra Bulletin Leave direction – the so-called Christmas “shut down” Discussions were held with Telstra HR representatives last Friday (24th July) about the latest Telstra push regarding a Christmas “shut down”. The “Christmas” shut down comes on top of the “Easter” shut down, and any other shut down periods that have …
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21 July 2020 CWU (T&S) Vic ESTA Admin News Dear ESTA Admin Members, I hope you are all well and keeping safe. It’s a good time to be indoors! The Admin/Support Consultative Committee Meeting will meet again on 11th August. (via zoom of course). The Committee meets twice per year to discuss any matters which …
The long standing legal arrangement regarding your own health and safety is that you are required to take an unpaid meal break after no more than 5 hours work. This is contained in the latest Telstra EBA (2018-2021), clause 17.1. Whilst there is no written EBA clause about coffee/tea breaks (aside from a reference to …
9 June 2020 CWUnion Bulletin ESTA Site Cleaning – COVID19 There have been some reactions to cleaning products in two of the three sites at ESTA that have been reported. It is of vital importance if you have a reaction to chemicals that you ensure an incident report is lodged via your team leader or …
There appears to be further pressure on Telstra staff, of accumulating Annual Leave credits as we approach this coming September that contradict the Enterprise Agreement. Various Telstra areas have applied different sorts of pressure on staff, ranging from requesting to outright bullying and threats to ensure staff put in Annual Leave applications , not necessarily …
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The CWU, UFU and VAU have provided comprehensive feedback to ESTA in relation to their proposal to introduce temperature testing for employees arriving for work at each of its centres. Whilst we support testing as a potential way to control the spread of COVID-19 into centres, we identified some concerns with ESTA’s proposal. In particular …
Ref: SLD 20/16, 5 May 2020 CWUnion Your voice, your union! Australia Post Techs – Union update The recent announcement during the peak of the Covid Pandemic by A/Post CEO Christine Holgate where the weekday delivery of letters would now be reduced to every second day has not been received all that well by the …
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT APPROVED THE FWC certified the Operational Enterprise Agreement 2020 on 23rd April, which will take effect on 30th April. Congratulations to all and stand by for your sign-on bonus, back pay and some decent conditions and an improved Agreement! ESTA OPERATIONS DURING COVID PANDEMIC The current COVID-19 crisis highlights the essential role of …
Telstra misleading about annual leave Telstra have requested that all employees take 2 weeks annual leave between now and September as a means of reducing their leave liability. Some employees extended the Easter break by one week, and are expected to take another week before September. It is important to know that Telstra cannot direct …
CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC Business as usual with the CWU, with the exception of face-to-face interactions at our offices. Members will be well aware of the danger posed by COVID19 and need for all organisations to change the way they operate in order to support community safety to combat this health emergency. The Victorian T&S branch …