Tag: fast food workers
Unfair penalty rate cuts hit retail and fast food workers for the third time
700,000 Australian workers will again receive a massive, unfair cut to their take home pay as the third round of penalty rate cuts commence on July 1, even though previous cuts have not created jobs nor simulated the economy as promised by the Morrison Government and business community. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said the massive, unfair cuts to take
Wage increase welcome, but more needs to be done
The SDA, the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the minimum wage and modern award rates by 3%, but at a time of historic low wage growth and cuts to penalty rates, stressed that more needs to be done to lift wages and strengthen local economies. SDA National Secretary Gerard
Bunnings workers vote ‘yes’ to new enterprise agreement
Bunnings workers have delivered a strong 76.7% ‘yes’ vote to a new enterprise agreement which improves penalty rates, locks in pay rises and provides better job security for part time and casual workers. The ballot, which closed on Monday night saw 59.7% (21,439) of Bunnings workers turn out to vote on the new agreement with 16,443 (76.7%) voting ‘yes’. The
New penalty rates for Domino’s employees from 1 December
The SDA works hard to improve your pay and conditions at Domino’s. As negotiations for a new Agreement continue, Domino’s employees will receive new penalty rates from 1 December 2017. The new penalty rates will apply from 1 December 2017 as follows: 10% Evening Penalty applicable from 1 December 2017; and 15% late penalty applicable from 1 December 2017. These
