Our Members are not Second-Class Citizens
by Peter O'Keeffe. Serious academics, and arguably any person of goodwill who is interested in honest inquiry, will approach an analysis of any issue, let alone a complex and contentious issue, with an open mind. I have seen peer-reviewed academic papers wherein the authors of the study were surpri ...
A second-class workforce would be created if the Productivity Commission recommendation to create a two-tiered penalty rates system is adopted by the Federal Government. The Federal Government’s Productivity Commission initial report, released today, recommends cutting penalty rates for worke ...
Notice to members – Amendment to Rules
In accordance with Rule 30 of the Rules of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association, Western Australian Branch (Rules), members are advised that a majority of the Committee of Management have approved an amendment to Rule 19(c) of the Rules. The Secretary has applied to the Fai ...
by Ben Harris. Some of our members have been getting what looks like a parking infringement on their windscreen when they return to their car after work. The ‘Non-compliance Breach Notice’, however, is not a parking infringement but a claim for liquidated damages for breaching th ...
Work Health Rights - Medical Appointments
The SDA is concerned about an increasing number of reports of employers trying to direct workers to certain doctors, be present during the medical consultation and influence the medical treatment of ill and injured workers. This is impacting on your important work health rights. We want you, our ...
