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NBN Co field engineers: take-home pay at serious risk
As members may be aware, NBN Co is proposing a significant change to the way their Field Engineers (FE) are employed as the national wholesaler moves away from the construction phase, and into a network maintenance phase. The changes, if they proceed, would effectively terminate all FE employment contracts, re-engaging individuals under the current enterprise agreement. NBN Co say the
Third-year EBA wage increase secured at CPI at nbn outside bargaining process
As members are aware, despite significant improvements being won by the Union through the bargaining process, we could not overlook what we saw as overwhelming shortcomings associated with nbn’s pay and remuneration offer as part of EBA negotiations. With inflation increasing beyond the point of targets and forecasts as early as the second-half of last year, our clear demands to
NBN DIRECT EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE
NBN is currently seeking to fill the following corporate direct employed field tech positions. Members are encouraged to apply: NT:External https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Alice-Springs/Senior-Field-Technician-Alice-Springs_231388* looking for regionally based candidates in Alice Springs* QLD:External https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician-QLD_231391* looking for regionally based candidates in QLD, ideally living in either Airlie Beach, Atherton, Ayr/Townsville, Bundaberg, Cairns/Ingham/Innisfail, Gladstone, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Mackay, Mount Isa and Toowoomba WAExternal https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician-WA_231390* looking for regionally based candidates
NBN DIRECT EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE
NBN is currently seeking to fill the following corporate direct employed field tech positions. Members are encouraged to apply: Senior Field Technician, Vic – https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician–VIC_230764 Senior Field Technician, QLD – https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician–QLD_230765 Senior Field Technician, NSW – https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician–NSW_230766 Senior Field Technician, SA – https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician–SA_230767 Senior Field Technician, NT – https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician–NT_230768 Senior Field Technician, WA – https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician–WA_230769
Workers slam Government NBN announcement as election spin, after years of refusing to fix the network
The union representing technicians responsible for servicing Australia’s NBN says that today’s announcement by the Federal Government to pour money into regional networks is simply another election promise that will go un-met. CEPU National President Shane Murphy says “The NBN was set up to fail from the moment this Government chose to replace the fibre to the home roll-out
NBN subbies celebrate their first win
NBN technicians engaging in action this week can celebrate the first win in their campaign for fair treatment. Following lengthy discussions with NBN Delivery Partner Lendlease, we are excited to announce that CEPU National President Shane Murphy and Sydney based subcontractors have secured agreement with Lendlease to facilitate a genuine pathway to direct engagement – knocking the ‘Primes’ out of
NBN technicians protest forced pay cut and dodgy employment set-ups outside CommsDay Summit
NBN technicians have reached peak frustration and held a protest in the rain outside the exclusive Comms Day Summit in Sydney this morning as part of ongoing industrial action over cuts to their pay rates, a debacle causing chaos in job bookings and scheduling, pyramid sham contracting arrangements and the NBN rollout debacle. National President Shane Murphy says, while NBN
NBN technicians walk off job as 100+ car convoy heads to NBN Co Sydney head office
Union calls for a National Senate Inquiry into shambolic NBN network Hundreds of technicians working on the NBN project around the country have this morning decided to walk off the job over cuts to their pay rates, a debacle causing chaos in job bookings and scheduling, pyramid sham contracting arrangements and overall poor treatment. Over 100 subcontractors who met in
Australians may go without NBN repairs tomorrow as technicians fed up with shambolic NBN management including pay cuts, dodgy work dispatch app & pyramid subcontracting rort
MEDIA ALERTWhen: 7:30AM Monday May 3, 2021What: NBN technicians meet to discuss walking off job over NBN chaosWhere: Parramatta Park, entry via Pitt Street (Near old Government House) Media contact: Amelia Brock, 0430 187 161 Technicians working on the NBN project around the country may walk off the job tomorrow over cuts to their pay rates, a debacle causing chaos
‘Absolute rort’ – Union slams NBN Co for splashing $78 million in senior bonuses while leaving workers unpaid and Australians without basic internet
The union representing NBN Co workers says it’s disgusting that the NBN Co has handed out $78 million in bonuses to its most senior employees during the last 6 months of the pandemic, whilst workers are having their pay cut and in many cases, going unpaid, and Australians are left without basic internet. The union is calling for the Federal
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