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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.

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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Historic 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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Celebrate International Women's Day 2012

General News

Thursday, 8th March 2012 is International Women's Day.

To celebrate this and our recent Pay Equity victory, UnionsWA are holding a sundowner. Please click here for full details.

Domestic Violence Workplace Rights and Entitlements Project

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/

CITY OF BELMONT PAYS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO YOUTH WORKERS AT UNFAIR DISMISSAL CONFERENCE IN FWA

LOCAL GOVT News

Many City of Belmont Staff would recall that on 10^th 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, 14^th 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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Shire of Mundaring Federal Magistrate Sets Down Adverse Action Claims for a 3 Day Hearing, 10th - 12th July 2012

LOCAL GOVT News

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.

Vacancy - Industrial Organiser

General News

Please click here for the details of the Industrial Organiser position for which we currently have a vacancy.

Expressions of interest close on Friday, 17^th February 2012.

We'll fund SACS equal pay rises beyond $2 billion if necessary: Canberra

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.