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What do penalty rate cuts mean for retail and fast food workers?
3.3% Pay Rise on 1 July On 1 July 2017 workers covered by the Retail, Fast Food, Hospitality and Pharmacy Awards will receive a 3.3% pay increase following the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review. The SDA strongly argued for wage increases for retail workers because we know how important it is for your wages to keep up with the cost
Rolling pay cuts for 700,000 Australians commence today, Federal Government should be deeply ashamed
The SDA has condemned the Federal Government for publicly supporting the first of several penalty rate cuts for Australian retail, fast food and pharmacy workers which commence today. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that it was appalling Malcolm Turnbull and his Government openly support the rolling cuts to penalty rates which would hurt some of the lowest paid workers
Securing pay + conditions at Coles
The SDA is now negotiating with Coles for a new Coles Agreement. Your Coles Agreement sets out your pay and conditions and we will be working hard to secure fair and decent wages and conditions for all Coles workers. At a time of record low wage growth and with penalty rates under attack, our priorities will be: Protecting your take-home pay Improving penalty
SDA appeals Fair Work decision on cutting penalty rates for retail & fast food workers
The SDA has today made application to the Federal Court for judicial review of the Fair Work Commission’s Penalty Rates Decision. This follows the FWC issuing determinations that cut penalty rates that apply to low paid workers in Retail, Fast Food and Pharmacy industries. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that the objective of the appeal was to protect the
SDA calls for fair wage increases for retail & fast food workers
WAGES GROWTH IS AT RECORD LOWS Australian wages are at record lows. ABS Wage Price Index show private sector wages only rose 1.8% from March 2016 to March 2017. This is the one of the lowest periods of wage growth recorded in Australian history. HARD-WORKING AUSTRALIANS NOT GETTING A FAIR SHARE Productivity and profits are up but wages are not.
