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Fair Work finds majority of Coles workers better off
The Fair Work Commission has today determined that the recently negotiated Coles enterprise agreement should remain in place, confirming that the vast majority of Coles workers are better off. The Commission did however call on Coles to make some changes to ensure that the situation for a small number of workers, who have been found to have been inadvertently left
Statement from Gerard Dwyer, National Secretary of the SDA – re McDonald’s
The SDA is proud that McDonald’s workers are among the highest paid fast food workers in the world and enjoy strong rights and working conditions. Today’s article in Fairfax media fundamentally misunderstands the way in which collective bargaining takes place. Within the current enterprise bargaining framework it is common practice for workers to seek to significantly increase their base rate
Government playing catch up on exploited workers – Greater protection still needed for 7-Eleven workers
The SDA, the union for retail, fast-food and warehouse workers, welcomes any move which aims to put an end to the exploitation of workers in Australia, however the union says it still has serious concerns about the current situation facing 7-Eleven workers. SDA National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer, said the Federal Employment Minister’s announcement today of proposed measures to clamp down
Move to axe independent 7-Eleven panel slammed
Workers have slammed 7-Eleven’s decision to scrap the panel pursuing wage reimbursement for exploited workers and to take the inquiry in-house, saying full transparency around the ongoing process is crucial. The company announced on Wednesday that it will axe the Fels panel – the independent panel set up to deal with the massive wages scandal – and continue the claims
$4 internship program a pathway to exploitation
The Turnbull Government’s PaTH internship program announced in the Federal Budget appears devoid of practical protections and will pave the way for further exploitation of younger workers, the SDA, the union for retail, fast-food and warehouse workers has warned. SDA National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer, said at a time when we already know of ongoing instances of exploitation of workers
