Telstra

Bargaining has continued this week with the Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) and Telstra making progress towards a new agreement. Clause 45 Clause 45 remains a central focus of negotiations but in light of the progress made, it may soon take a back seat. The SBU put forward further enhancements to clause 45 to strengthen and preserve entitlements for employees

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Talks continued with the Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) and Telstra meeting this week to continue negotiations Clause 45 As has been the case the last few meetings, this fixation of Telstra’s again dominated discussions – with the company again making it clear they will not reach agreement without a Clause 45 in some form or another. As you will

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The Union representing Telstra workers is outraged today after a remuneration report revealed that Andy Penn will be receiving a 33% pay rise, on the back of slashing 9,500 jobs and profit dropping by 40%. CEPU Communications Union National President, Shane Murphy, said, “The Union is absolutely appalled by Andy Penn giving himself a 33% pay rise while under his

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Talks continued with the Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) and Telstra meeting this week to continue negotiations Clause 45 Clause 45 once again dominated discussions at the latest meeting – with Telstra responding to the SBU’s proposal, advanced at the last meeting. As you may recall, the SBU had advanced proposals that would secure and preserve terms and conditions for

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Talks continued with the Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) and Telstra meeting this week to continue negotiations. Much of the focus was on Telstra’s resurrection of Clause 45 and the SBU’s concerns over its possible application. Clause 45 The SBU had, at the last meeting, committed to seeking external expert advice on the application of Clause 45 and the possibility of

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Talks continued with the Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) and Telstra meeting this week. A meeting earlier this week was cut short and resumed yesterday due to an unforeseen urgent matter being heard in the Fair Work Commission. Conversion of casual to permanent employment We have reached agreement on many aspects of this new clause, which will provide a process

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Talks are continuing with the Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) meeting with Telstra for further talks yesterday. Pay – due diligence continues Telstra is still considering the SBU’s counter-offer to the company’s current offer of 1.5% – a pay cut, in real terms. Telstra advised that they do intend to increase their offer – by how much, is not yet

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Telstra yesterday announced it is axing 1329 jobs from various parts of the business – a move the union says will undoubtedly impact the telco’s ability to deliver a quality service to its customers. The job cuts – which are part of one the largest job purges in Australian corporate history – are the latest in a string of large-scale

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The recommencement of talks is continuing productively with the most recent meeting being held on 21 May. Pay – due diligence continues Telstra is continuing with their due diligence exercise into the combined Unions’ Single Bargaining Unit (SBU)’s counter-offer to Telstra’s real-terms pay-cut offer of 1.5%. As a reminder, the SBU counter-offer includes: A 2.5% p.a. wage rise A lump-sum

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Dear members, Yesterday we wrote to you about concerning statements made by the NSW T&S and Victorian Branches in relation to the recommencement of bargaining with Telstra. The claims made by those Officials were purposely misleading and their reckless misrepresentations of what has actually occurred during the course of bargaining were made without regard for the possible impacts on ensuring

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