News for Clerical and Administration
Vision Super: Voting opens today for a new EA
Voting opens today for the new enterprise agreement. All employees covered by the enterprise agreement are eligible to vote. Voting opens at 9am Wednesday 13 October and closes Friday 15 October 2021. We encourage you to vote and to vote yes. The new enterprise...
Payroll Changes at Woolworths
The ASU has been notified of proposed changes to payroll processing which will see employees moving for a fornightly pay cycle to weekly. Whilst Woolworths management advise that there will be no impacts to employees’ pay, other than frequency, the Australian Services...
Qantas Vaccination Policy – What do you need to know?
The Qantas Group has published the final version of its COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. Employees are now expected to follow this policy and receive a vaccination should they wish to continue working for the Qantas Group. The ASU has put together a short bulletin...
ASU Delegates Conference 2021 – “Essential, Safe, Secure” 13&14 October
This is your invitation to the ASU Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities & Services Delegates Conference 2021 – “Essential, Safe, Secure”. This year’s conference will be held over two half-days on Wednesday & Thursday 13-14 October 2021, via a live-streaming...
The Wilderness Society – MEA negotiations underway
As many of you would be aware negotiations for your new MEA have commenced with the first formal meetings taking place over the course of the last few weeks. During the first round of meetings the ASU was provided the opportunity to present members claims to the...ASU Facebook
"Seeing family overseas get COVID-19 and not having access to vaccinations made me realise how lucky and privileged we are to have a free vaccine given to us to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.
I went and got my Astra Zeneca vaccine a few weeks ago when we went back into restrictions and COVID-19 was still a real and present threat to the health of our community. Protecting my family, my friends and my community was important to me and I believe it is our responsibility to do everything we can to protect our community."
- Kasuni is an ASU member at the Alliance for Gambling Reform
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October is National Safe Work Month.
We all deserve to be safe at work, and COVID-19 has put up new challenges on that front, particularly for essential workers.
So thank you to all the ASU members, delegates and health and safety reps who have stepped up this year, and who make their workplaces safer for everyone.