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    Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruled today that the Equal Pay Case being championed by the Australian Services Union (ASU) and their alliance partners has proved that Social and Community Services (SACS) sector workers in the not for profit sector are clearly underpaid and that a part of the reason for that underpayment is based upon the fact that a significant majority of the worker’s performing this important work are women. Click here to find out more about the decision.

     

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    In its first decision, a Full Bench of Fair Work Australia’s (FWA) minimum wage panel has increased modern award minimum weekly rates by $26, bringing an end to the near two-year wage freeze.

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  • LogoEWEP_National_LogoHistoric Equal Pay Agreement Reached between ASU and the Australian Government!

    The ASU has reached an historic agreement with the Australian Government on EQUAL PAY for SACS industry workers. Full details of the agreement will be available the ASUWA website in the coming days.

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General News

The University of New South Wales has developed a website (link below) containing information and resources for employees, unions and employers.

The Project, funded by the Department of Education in NSW aims to address the impact of domestic violence in the workplace and to promote domestic violence entitlements in collective agreements.

http://www.dvandwork.unsw.edu.au/

LOCAL GOVT News

Many City of Belmont Staff would recall that on 10th October 2011 seven City of Belmont Youth Worker employees were called to a meeting with CEO Stuart Cole and senior management and told their positions were being made redundant effective immediately. 
At the Conciliation Conference held Monday, 14th November 2011 in Fair Work Australia, the seven City of Belmont Youth and Family Services workers were collectively offered a satisfactory amount of money by the City of Belmont to bring full and final settlement to the matter surrounding their loss of employment.
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LOCAL GOVT News

localgovt  Click here  to read the ASU Newsletter that talks about the Federal Magistrate Sets down adverse action claims for a 3 day hearing for the Shire of Mundaring.  

Social & Community Services (SACS) News

pay_up_logo  On 1 October 2011, thousands of Queensland Social and Community Services (SACS) workers were expecting to receive the pay equity wage rates they won back in 2009. SACS…

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Social & Community Services (SACS) News

Workplace Express published the following article:

The Commonwealth Government has made it clear that it does not intend to cap at $2 billion its funding of wage rises that flow from the equal pay case for the social and community services sector.

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Social & Community Services (SACS) News

National_EWEP_logo Click here to read the latest update on the Pay Equity What's it Worth? A Lot more Now !

Social & Community Services (SACS) News

EWEP_National_Logo_copyPlease click here to read our newsletter emailed to SACS members regarding the Equal Remuneration Case. If you are a member of our SACS division and didn't receive this …
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