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Urgent Update for ASU members at Flight Centre
26 March 2020
Today the Flight Centre Travel Group has notified staff by letter that they will progressively stand down many many people. This decision is subject to feedback from staff and may change should responses to the COVID-19 outbreak continue to escalate. In conversations with the ASU, HR Manager for the Group…
The Australian Services Union has come to an agreement with the Federal Government and employers to temporarily vary the Clerks – Private Sector Award to accommodate changes to work patterns with the COVID-19 crisis. The Award covers around 1 million Australian workers around 65% of whom are women. The jobs…
Urgent Update for ASU members at Virgin Australia
26 March 2020
The Virgin Australia Group announced Stand Downs yesterday for many other parts of the business. They have also announced that the International network is not going to continue flying the current schedule after we are through the COVID-19 outbreak. This means that some redundancies have also been announced. After consultation…
Update for ASU members at Emirates
26 March 2020
ASU members have contacted us about Emirates’ proposal for Stand Downs for the period 1 April to 30 June 2020. Since our last Bulletin circulated on 26 March 2020, the ASU and ALAEA had been seeking a meeting with Emirates to discuss their contingency plans for staff as the COVID-19…
Virgin Australia is issuing stand downs to Ground Crew
26 March 2020
Virgin Australia is issuing Stand Down notices TODAY for all employees covered by the Virgin Australia Ground Crew Agreement 2018 (‘the EBA’). They have also commenced an Expression Of Interest (‘an EOI) process for opting into allocations for remaining work to run the reduced flight schedule, as well as voluntary…
We know you’re hurting and are in shock this morning The situation for Virgin Australia has changed rapidly. The Company will keep flying through the COVID-19 outbreak but it will be a very, very limited service. But we want to make sure that you know we will be by your…
Qantas – It’s Time to pay our outstanding bonuses
25 March 2020
Yesterday the ASU sent a letter to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce calling for the payment of the outstanding bonuses that were promised to ASU covered staff at Qantas Airways and Eastern Australian Airlines in 2018. These bonuses were frozen pending finalisation of our next rounds of bargaining which are due…
Dnata Catering - Covid-19 update from your union
25 March 2020
Dnata Catering has announced that employees will be stood down because there is no useful work for them to do because of the coronavirus. We know you’re worried These are unprecedented times and things are changing so quickly. Unfortunately this is not business as usual. But we want to make…
Latest information on accessing Job Seeker payments during Covid-19 - ASU member update
24 March 2020
Increased support for workers who lose their jobs or are stood down, on low incomes, or in casual and contract employment. On the 22 March the Federal Government announced that there will be additional income support available for workers who lose their job, are stood down, on low incomes or…
Qantas workers are outraged the Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a meagre $390,500 fine to the airline giant for more than $9 million in wage theft. The Ombudsman today announced it had reached an agreement with Qantas which includes the fine after it robbed hundreds of workers of their wages,…