Postal

Employees and their Union were informed of Australia Post’s decision to consolidate the National Customer Contact Centre network from the current six (including Sydney) to two locations in Brisbane and Melbourne. Despite Australia Post’s obligations under EBA6 to consult with the Union on any major change affecting employees prior to any decisions being made, management have blatantly ignored this obligation

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Australia Post Management’s cash bonus grab must really be at severe risk this year A CEPU member in Sydney has been granted Compensation leave and received significant reimbursement of payments following CEPU intervention in her matter.  The member was treated by an FND and put through the FND process.  After several weeks of treatment, Post eventually found that she was

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Last financial year, Australia Post Managing Director Graeme John and his six Executive ‘bodyguards’ took home more than $2.5million in cash bonuses. This was in addition to combined base salaries of more than $4.2million and combined total remuneration at a whopping $8.1million. Australia Post employees have heard over and over again of the impact, particularly on mail volumes, the global financial crisis

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As you know, the Union took a stand last year to protect a range of job security conditions that existed in EBA6 – and which Australia Post tried to block from being carried over to EBA7. Clauses dealing with the use of casuals and agency staff, contacting out, franchising were all set to disappear from your next enterprise agreement –

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Published in The Age 20 April 2009 Story by Scott Rochfort A BATTLE is brewing between Australia Post’s top brass and its army of 35,000 postal workers amid union accusations the government-owned enterprise is preparing to force staff to take unpaid leave.The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has warned it is considering industrial action amid signs the postal carrier

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The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has issued orders late today for all Postal Delivery Officers who perform outdoor delivery duties by motorcycle in NSW and the ACT to; Complete the Motor Cycle Daily Pre-Ride Inspection in the customary manner. Complete the Motor Cycle Daily Pre-Ride Inspection Checklist for the purpose of recording the Postal Delivery Officers daily finding and

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The Hon. Senator Stephen Conroy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy will be inspecting Australia Post operations with Senior CEPU Officers this coming Tuesday 24 March 2009, in his capacity as the Minister responsible for Australia Post. These inspections will provide an opportunity for the Minister to be familiarised

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Victims of Australia Post’s ‘Cash for Compo’ policy that rewards executives who slash workers’ compensation entitlements, traveled to Canberra today with their Union to tell the Federal Government an urgent inquiry into Australia Post is needed. They said the campaign was needed as Australia Post executives continue pocketing bonuses for cutting workers compensation entitlements. The lucrative bonuses had led to

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Following Australia Post’s repeated rejection of calls to improve its EBA7 offer, the CEPU Divisional Executive unanimously supported the following motion today: “The Divisional Executive notes the Divisional Secretary’s report regarding repeated efforts to reach agreement with Australia Post to improve the EBA7 offer for consideration by our Australia Post members. The Divisional Executive further notes that the Corporation has

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The Australian Fair Pay Commission – Wage Setting Decision 2008 has resulted in a $0.57 per hour wage increase (approximately) $21.66 per week for licensed post office workers.  This equates to a $3.86% per annum wage increase at the base level (PSO Trainee).  Part-time workers are entitled to a pro-rata increase of $0.57 per hour for each hour worked per

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