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Dec 2017

SDA secures fair wages & conditions in new Woolworths online stores agreement

The SDA has secured fair wages and conditions for workers in Woolworths online stores through the new Jack Butler Agreement. Jack Butler workers will receive an hourly rate higher than the Retail Award and penalty rates which deliver rates higher than the Retail Award for all hours worked on any day at any time. It also contains superior conditions than

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13
Dec 2017

‘No One Deserves a Serve’ – SDA launches major national campaign to stop abuse of retail and fast food workers this Christmas

The SDA, the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing has launched a major national campaign ‘No One Deserves a Serve’ to stop the abuse and violence towards retail and fast food workers by customers this Christmas. The massive campaign includes television, radio, digital and outdoor advertising and responds to SDA research involving 6,000 retail and fast food

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1
Dec 2017

SDA praises Senate action to protect penalty rates for 700,000 workers

The SDA, the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing has praised the Senate’s decision to prioritise debate of the Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017 which involves protecting penalty rates for over 700,000 retail, fast food and hospitality workers. In the Senate last night, Labor successfully forced the Turnbull Government

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30
Nov 2017

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

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29
Nov 2017

Why the SDA supports 10 days paid family & domestic violence leave

This year unions, including the SDA, called for paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave to be introduced in Modern Awards through a test case in the Fair Work Commission. The SDA has already secured Domestic Violence Leave in several union-negotiated agreements but it’s crucial for this entitlement to extend to all workers. While our recent Fair Work Commission case did

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