Telstra

Telstra is set to close its Grafton call centre – because people don’t want to work there. That at any rate appears to be the implication of statements by Telstra itself. Some 108 employees will be affected by the closure which would see functions relocated in Brisbane and Melbourne. Asked by the ABC for the reasons for the move, Telstra

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The Telstra EA was approved by Fair Work Australia today following an overwhelming yes vote by employees. The new EA will come in to force from next Friday, 24 September.

The approval of a new Union-negotiated collective agreement covering 10,000 employees at Telstra is a major achievement for Union members as provided for under the Fair Work Act 2009. The new enterprise agreement which was resoundingly approved by Telstra  workers, will deliver an initial 2% pay rise backdated to 1 July 2010 and further pay rises totalling 6% between now and October  2011 . Employee participation was exceptionally high with a 71% returning

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The CEPU met with Telstra recently to discuss the impact of the Telstra/NBN Co agreement on the company and its employees. Obviously the agreement, if it goes ahead, will bring about a radical restructuring of the company and its operations over the next decade. The CEPU wishes to ensure that its members are protected in this process and that new

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The CEPU has condemned Telstra’s latest plans to cut 900 operations staff from its workforce during the next financial year. Telstra’s decision to slash jobs will see approximately 1 in 16 skilled employees removed from supplying quality service to Telstra customers. CEPU NSW Assistant Secretary Shane Murphy slammed the future job cuts which the union claims will severely impact on

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The CEPU is continuing to meet with Telstra to attempt to resolve outstanding pay issues in the proposed EA. Further discussions took place on 12th April. At this meeting the CEPU also requested a copy of a draft agreement which Telstra has prepared.  The union has subsequently received a copy of this document. While the document contains matters on which

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Members would already be aware of Telstra’s self labelled “final final offer”.  The CEPU has been holding discussions with members across the state to communicate the details of this offer and obtain members’ feedback. The details of Telstra’s offer so far    ·     Pay increases of 2% plus a 2.5% sign on bonus in 2009, 2% in July 2010, 2% in

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Members are advised that Telstra has been informed that protected industrial action is to be carried out by CEPU members in the company this week. The protected action is as follows: 24 hour stoppage of work for CEPU members employed in Network Construction From 12:01am until 11:59pm Thursday 25 February 2010. and 24 hour stoppage of work for CEPU members

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Negotiations between Telstra and the Unions have now reached a very complex and delicate stage. Over the past 48 hours there has been, it is fair to say some positive indications from Telstra in relation to some (but not all) issues that remain in dispute. Both the Telstra Management and the CEPU Divisional Executive are still considering the current position.

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After Telstra rolled out their disappointing pay offer, things have quietened down on the EA front.But we’re getting messages from members informing us that some local managers are being quite … “inventive” … when it comes to briefing employees on the state of play with the EA talks. For the record, if a manager tells you the Union is happy

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