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EBA 6 negotiations continue and Jetstar shows their hand
21 November 2017
The ASU Jetstar National Negotiating team (NNT) met with management representatives for our 4th EBA negotiation meeting on 13th November. It is still early days but time to get serious and put an effort into trying to resolve some of the key issues. Your NNT heard company feedback and discussed…
Jetstar outlined their response to the ASU claim
30 October 2017
The ASU tabled our final detailed claims for EBA6 and met with Jetstar representatives to continue bargaining. On 26 October the National Negotiating Team met with Jetstar for the third time for bargaining to replace the Jetstar/ASU Agreement 2014 (EBA5). Discussions focussed on claims 14, 15, 16, 18 and claims…
All our claims tabled for the Jetstar EBA 6
17 October 2017
At our 2nd meeting with Jetstar management on 9th October 2017 we tabled most of our remaining detailed claims, as follows: Claim 10 - Ensure job security of Jetstar employees by providing that any contractors are paid the same rates and conditions. Claim 25 - Provide for the ability to…
Jetstar EBA 6 negotiations commence
15 September 2017
Your ASU National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with Jetstar management in Melbourne on 8th September 2017 to start negotiations for the ASU Jetstar EBA 6. Your NNT provided our endorsed ASU claim to management and then gave an overview of what we are seeking in these negotiations. We will be…
ASU Jetstar Claim Endorsed – EBA 6 negotiations about to kick off
01 September 2017
ASU members at ports throughout the country overwhelmingly endorsed our claim for Jetstar EBA 6. The claim was developed after extensive consultation with our members and other staff at Jetstar through surveys and feedback from delegates. Today our claim will be served on Jetstar management. What is endorsed? The Claim…
Jetstar EBA Bargaining to Commence!
11 August 2017
ASU officers have been discussing commencing negotiations for a new EBA with Jetstar management. The current EBA expires for re-negotiation purposes 30 September 2017. What is the first step? Notice of Employee Representational Rights (NERR). The Fair Work Act requires Jetstar to provide all employees who are to be covered…
JETSTAR Confirm ASU was Correct: THERE WAS PAYROLL ERROR
08 August 2017
Last week, ASU notified Jetstar that we had concerns your Annual Leave accruals had dropped. A number of ASU members at ports across Australia reported that incorrect Annual Leave balances appeared on the pay slip issued on 4th August 2017 Investigation provides some answers Feedback from Jetstar on Monday morning…
On Thursday 4 August 2017 your ASU representatives from around the country started receiving increasing numbers of reports Australia wide, that Annual Leave accruals dropped – for some employees by up to 50 hours. A number of ASU members at ports Australia wide have reported that incorrect Annual Leave balances…
Jetstar EBA 6 preparations continue
21 June 2017
Results of the Jetstar EBA 6 ASU survey are now being made available to ASU members before we ask you to endorse the ASU claim for the next round of bargaining. National negotiating team At the recent national meeting of ASU Jetstar delegates it was resolved to finalise our Jetstar…
ASU Delegates get some wins at Jetstar
29 October 2015
Your ASU representatives met with representatives of Jetstar on 28 September to discuss a whole range of issues that are of concern to ASU members. We have continued discussions with Jetstar in the last few weeks to try to resolve some of the issues. We are pleased that we have…
Jetstar: Qantas Group National Delegates’ Meeting makes plans
11 September 2015
ASU Jetstar delegates were out in force at the recent ASU Qantas Group National Delegates' meeting in Melbourne on 25 and 26 August 2015 with delegates from all ports in attendance. They joined 50 other delegates' from Qantas and other subsidiaries. There was a packed program of speakers and plenty…
Qantas announces bonus payment - what does it mean?
07 July 2015
Last Friday 2 July 2015 Qantas group CEO Alan Joyce announced that "In recognition, management has decided to offer a one-off 5 per cent bonus payment for all Qantas, Jetstar and other Group employees covered by finalised enterprise/collective agreements (EBAs) that include the 18 month wage freeze." This bonus is…
ASU takes Jetstar to the Commission over Nil48
03 July 2015
On 2 July 2015 the ASU represented members in a dispute against Jetstar before Vice President Watson at the Fair Work Commission. Recently there has been plenty of confusion and inconsistency in the way Jetstar has applied Nil48 - Jetstar has tried to underpay staff by making a range of…
Confusion reigns supreme at Jetstar
25 June 2015
Last week ASU delegates at our regular quarterly meeting put an ultimatum to Jetstar management to fix the way in which the company pays nil 48s at airports. Jetstar has responded to the ASU request to clarify how nil 48s operate under EBA 5 by asserting that it does not…