OH&S

The last 12-18 months has seen a significant increase in the quantity and size of packets and parcels streamed to Delivery Facilities for sorting, scanning and delivery by Postal Delivery Officers (PDOs). Australia Post’s aggressive pursuit of parcel delivery market-share is supported by your Union as it continues to offset the decline in traditional small letter volumes. As such, we

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The NSW/ACT Branch Office of the CEPU has been notified by a diligent member from Nepean Van Services of a potential risk involving exposure to diesel exhaust in the Eastern Creek Parcel Delivery Centre (PDC). Members would be aware that the Eastern Creek PDC is the latest Australia Post facility to come on line with a Parcel Sorting Machine and

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The Commonwealth Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) has today announced regulatory action being enforced against Australia Post after finding the Corporation breached its licensing conditions under the Commonwealth’s workers’ compensation self-insurance scheme. The Union has long complained of internal performance targets for the reduction of Loss of Time Injuries (LTIs) linked to management financial incentives. In late 2008, the

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You may be aware of the impending roll out of Australia Post’s new Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Policy through briefings which may have occurred already occurred at your workplace. Australia Post has maintained the policy’s intention is to address safety risks to promote a safer overall working environment for our members. Whilst your Union cannot and will not prevent the introduction of initiatives

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The Union representing posties across the country is urging residents to do more to protect both their dogs and their local Australia Post worker, with almost 1 dog attack a day on posties across the nation. National Secretary of the CEPU Communications Union, Greg Rayner, urges: “With 241 dog attacks on Australia Post workers in 2016, the threat to local

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CEPU member action required – read below CEPU members working at Glebe PO Box facility have just been removed from their workplace and relocated for a second time in just over a week due to intervention from your Union following the discovery of Asbestos contamination. Without notice to Australia Post, the private owners of the facility which is attached to

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The Union representing postal workers is seeking urgent clarification from Australia Post on what steps, if any, the company has taken to protect the safety of postal workers and the community while facilitating returns under the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Note 7 Edge recall process. CEPU Communications Division National Secretary Greg Rayner said he feared the safety of postal workers

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Delivery members would be aware of the long standing debate with Australia Post Senior Delivery Management over the appropriate time allocated in Post’s daily assessment systems with regards to the Pre Ride Motorcycle Safety Check. Australia Post has for a number of years only allocated 5 minutes for this mandatory safety check in the various assessment systems utilised by Australia

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The Union is pleased to report to all Delivery members that agreement has been reached with Australia Post for SBD across the nation to be immediately suspended indefinitely.  Further SBD talks were held with senior Australia Post officials last Wednesday 30 November 2011, involving the National Delivery Committee representatives and all State Secretaries. As a result of these talks, Australia

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Following further discussions with Australia Post it has been agreed for ‘individual’ SBD rounds to be jointly assessed at the local level for conversion back to single bundle delivery where SBD is not the most effective methodology. In the most recent SBD Dispute Update on 11 November 2011, members were informed of the following agreed criterion for initial SBD rollback:

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