Masters Easter Saturday Win
Dear members, I am pleased to report to you that, at a conference before the Fair Work Commission held yesterday, Masters has agreed to pay employees who were not paid for Easter Saturday this year. Employees should expect to be paid the amount they are owed within 14 days. It remains disappointi ...
Media Statement: 9th June 2016
Statement from Gerard Dwyer, National Secretary of the SDA – the union for retail, fast-food and warehouse workers – re Coles decision. The SDA is extremely disappointed that Coles have not agreed to make undertakings as invited to by the Fair Work Commission. Undertakings could h ...
Unpaid Work - Who Benefits?
The SDA is prosecuting a number of major campaigns at the moment – Protect Penalty Rates, At What Cost? And 100% Pay at 18. These are all important campaigns and we will continue to fight the good fight. However, on the basis that we can both walk and chew gum, we have another impo ...
Penalty Rates - Your Say
The Fair Work Commission asked why we need to protect penalty rates. Here’s what you said. The Fair Work Commission is currently reviewing penalty rates in the hospitality and retail sectors. The proposal on the table is to cut the current Sunday rate – a move that would devastate the h ...
Media Release: 26 March 2016
PM can’t remain silent on exploitation of 7-Eleven workers. The Prime Minister must immediately adopt the key recommendations of the Senate Report which looked into the 7-Eleven scandal in order to stop the continuing exploitation of workers in Australia. The report, A National D ...
