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Federal Court review of penalty rate cuts for 700,000 workers starts today
The Federal Court judicial review of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut to penalty rates for 700,000 retail and hospitality workers has commenced today after a joint application by the SDA and United Voice. The SDA launched the legal action in response to the penalty rates cuts, backed by the Turnbull Government which will leave retail workers between $2,000
SDA secures draft new Agreement for Coles employees
Coles and the SDA have agreed on a draft new EBA to cover retail store team members. The SDA set out to negotiate the Agreement with four key priorities, endorsed at multiple meetings by SDA Delegates from stores throughout Australia: Protect take-home pay Improve penalty rates Secure hard-won conditions Ensure pay rises for everyone The negotiations with the Company, which
Media Statement | false claims about McDonald’s Enterprise Agreement
The article in today’s Daily Telegraph ‘Unhappy deals’ misleads readers, falsely claiming that the McDonalds Enterprise Agreement leaves young workers worse off. The SDA – the union for retail and fast food workers – has a long and proud history of improving the wages and conditions of younger workers. SDA National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer said that “The SDA has worked tirelessly for
Member Update | Important information for Domino’s workers
SDA continues push for better wages and conditions at Domino’s As you are aware, the SDA has been pushing for a new Domino’s Agreement to improve your pay and conditions at work and importantly, improve your penalty rates. In order to do this, we filed to terminate all current Domino’s Agreements in the Fair Work Commission in June 2016 and
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA continues push for better wages and conditions for Domino’s workers
The Fair Work Commission today agreed to hear the SDA’s applications to terminate expired Domino’s Agreements, following the SDA’s push for a BOOT-compliant enterprise agreement with improved wages and penalty rates. Unless the Company can reach agreement with the SDA for an enterprise agreement that delivers improved pay and conditions for all Domino’s employees, the SDA’s applications to terminate
