MEDIA ALERT
HSU NSW and paramedics doorstop
Doorstop ahead of debate of a petition in parliament demanding paramedics receive the resourcing and recognition they deserve.
WHO: Paramedics will join HSU NSW Secretary Gerard Hayes
WHEN: 12pm, Thursday 23 November
WHERE: Back of NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street
Media contact: Nick Lucchinelli 0422 229 032
The National Tertiary Education Union has demanded an urgent federal parliamentary inquiry into university governance after Monash University admitted underpaying staff $7.6 million. The new wage theft revelations at Monash are additional to $10 million in previous underpayments at the university, and millions more in alleged underpayments NTEU is pursuing in the Federal Court for unpaid consultation hours. The NTEU is calling for an independent investigation of governance at Monash, alongside a federal parliamentary inquiry into the governance crisis at universities across Australia. The national university wage theft tally is now a confirmed $265 million, with a further $159 million…
The Australian Services Union hopes this will be the last Christmas that disability support workers are shortchanged $200, as the Fair Work Commission hears closing arguments in a wage theft case today and tomorrow.The ASU and other unions are fighting to stop NDIS providers from misclassifying disability support workers as lower-paid home care staff, while claiming the full NDIS price and pocketing the difference.Some workers are losing $9 per hour on a normal shift, and $20 per hour on public holidays, including Christmas Day.ASU NSW & ACT Secretary Angus McFarland said the Fair Work Commission can close the loophole by…
Union secures record-breaking pay rises and EB outcome for SA police officers The Police Association has negotiated a historic enterprise bargaining deal for its members, with lead negotiator and president Wade Burns saying it’s a necessary outcome in the quest to avert the retention crisis gripping policing in SA. Pivotal to the new arrangement are increased wages, starting on the first full pay period on or after 1 January 2025, that represent the highest comparative pay rises for SA police since enterprise bargaining began in 1995. In addition to wage outcomes, the deal also comes with an extensive suite of…
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