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SDA vows to continue fight to protect penalty rates after Federal Court decision
The SDA has vowed to continue the fight to protect penalty rates for over 700,000 retail and fast food workers despite a Federal Court ruling upholding the Fair Work Commission decision that slashed Sunday and public holiday pay rates. The SDA and United Voice had argued that the Fair Work Commission decision had not considered, and acted within, the
Penalty rates appeal: Our workplace laws are broken. We need to Change to Rules to protect your pay.
The SDA and United Voice appealed the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty rates for retail, fast food, hospitality and pharmacy workers through a judicial review in the Federal Court. Both unions put up a strong fight to reverse Sunday and public holiday penalty rate cuts but unfortunately, the Federal Court did not rule in our favour. The SDA
SDA welcomes Senate Inquiry call to restore penalty rates for 700,000 workers
The SDA has welcomed the Senate Committee Inquiry Report which calls for Sunday and public holiday penalty rates to be restored for 700,000 workers who received the first of several cuts to their take home pay on July 1 this year. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said the Report, tabled by the Senate Education and Employment Committee today also made some important observations on
ALTERATIONS TO NATIONAL RULES 011117
1/11/17 Alterations to SDA National Rules Members of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association are advised as required by regulation 126 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009 that notices setting out particulars of alterations made to the National Rules of the SDA have been lodged with the Fair Work Commission. Gerard Dwyer National Secretary-Treasurer
SDA Regulation S158A Applications -Rule Changes
SDA Regulation S158A Applications -Rule Changes Members are advised that the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) as a federally registered organisation of employees has lodged four applications with the Fair Work Commission for consent to alter the SDA eligibility rules to embody particular provisions in the constitution rules of four State unions of which the SDA is the
