Equal Work Equal Pay
The ASU's Equal Pay Case is the most important case for the rights of women in the last 20 years.
We need the support of all ASU members to give women the equal pay they been denied up to now.
This case is about justice and equal rights. With your help we'll win.
A brief history of the Equal Pay campaign
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- Published on Thursday, 22 March, 2012
ASU members campaigned, marched and danced for Equal Pay over three years: here are some highlights.
ASU member only meetings: Get Equal Pay Ready
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- Published on Wednesday, 14 March, 2012
ASU organisers are holding regional ASU member only meetings to walk members through a number of resources that the ASU has developed for members only. These resources will assist you in ensuring that you are Equal Pay Ready and that you receive the full benefits of our recent Equal Pay Victory.
Time To Get Equal Pay Ready
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- Published on Friday, 17 February, 2012
SACS News: Time To Get Equal Pay Ready! In this edition of SACS News we invite you to attend important Equal Pay Industry Briefings and more importantly, union member celebrations and detailed advice sessions about our amazing Equal Pay win! This edition also clearly explains the 5 steps that you need to take to be Equal Pay Ready.
5 Steps to Equal Pay
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- Published on Thursday, 16 February, 2012
Get Equal Pay Ready: 5 Steps to Equal Pay
On the 1st of July 2012 the new SCHADS (SACS Modern Award) will come into full operation. This means that the new 8 level classification structure that replaces the current 6 level structure of the NSW SACS Award will have to be fully implemented from that date.
ASU MEMBERS WIN EQUAL PAY
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 February, 2012
"Today is a day in a generation – a day for all women to celebrate" ASU Secretary Sally McManus
In an historic decision FWA has awarded ASU members equal pay. In a decision handed down in Melbourne at 12 noon on Wednesday February 1st 2012. FWA ruled to implement the agreement that had been reached between the ASU and the Australian Government – the Queensland rates of pay for everyone.
Equal Pay: FWA says YES
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 February, 2012
Today ASU members have made history! FWA have just issued their decision on our Equal Pay case; and they have said YES! Please watch this short, 1 minute video about the outcome of our Equal Pay campaign.
Shortly ASU members will receive more details about the decision, but now we all have two things to do for Equal Pay:
- Send this story to your colleagues who are not yet in the Union and ask them to join the ASU today and share in this victory. They can join on this website at: http://www.asumembers.org.au/2011-11-14-01-12-59.html
- Celebrate! This is our victory. ASU members have fought hard for what we have achieved today.
Modern Award Update Jan 2012
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- Published on Monday, 16 January, 2012
FWA sets date for operation of the Modern Award
But no decision on equal pay yet
Deadline for every SACS worker to be re-classified now set at July 1st.
In this special edition of SACS e-news we will explain the decision by Fair Work Australia to delay the implementations of parts of the Modern Award.
Message from Julia Gillard
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 November, 2011
Dear ASU members,
For too long Australia has undervalued ASU workers in the social and community services sector.
Last week I was proud to announce the Labor Government is pushing the case for you to get a pay rise.
We’re putting over $2 billion on the table for 150, 000 workers in your sector.
Agreement on Equal Pay
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- Published on Thursday, 10 November, 2011
The ASU and the Federal Government have reached agreement on the ASU claim for equal pay.
After weeks of discussions in conciliation and with the assistance of Fair Work Australia, the government has agreed to fully support the ASU claim for Equal Pay.
The agreement reached between the ASU and the government means that every SACS workers in Australia will receive a significant pay increase and that we will have achieved after a 30 year struggle one single pay scale for every SACS worker in Australia.
The details of the agreement are over the page together with details of how this plan is implemented over the next 12 months.
What’s happening with our Equal Pay Case? What FWA is doing.
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- Published on Friday, 09 September, 2011
On May 16th Fair Work Australia (FWA) found that the work of members in social and community services in undervalued when compared to similar work done in the public service and in local government. FWA found that the work was undervalued for a number of reasons, and that gender played a significant part in that undervaluation.
However, instead of awarding workers an immediate increase, FWA has asked the parties to address the following questions:
- The extent to which wage rates in the SACS industry are lower than they would otherwise be because of gender.
- The amount or amounts, either dollar or percentage, to be included in any equal remuneration order and estimates of the cost.
- The phasing-in of any equal remuneration order and the effect of such phasing on the transitional provisions in the modern award.
- The form of any equal remuneration order, including whether it should specify the particular wage rates that are to apply to the classifications in the modern award, or a monetary or percentage addition to the wage rates for the classifications in the modern award and whether it should provide for salary packaging and absorption of any overaward payments.
- Whether the quantum in any equal remuneration order could or should be included in the modern award ...
Equal Pay video update
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- Published on Wednesday, 10 August, 2011
Equal Pay Video Update
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 July, 2011
NSW Government remains silent on Equal Pay
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 July, 2011
The NSW Government is now the only Government in Australia to not put any money on the table for Equal Pay.
Following weeks of members emailing, calling and visiting their local federal members of parliament we received a commitment from the Federal Government to increase their share of SACS funding to accommodate wage increases expected to come out of our Equal Pay case. This is a huge victory and gets us one step closer to achieving Equal Pay
But we are not there yet. The NSW Government continues to remain silent on the issue of funding for Equal Pay. This is completely unacceptable. The NSW O'Farrell Government is the ONLY Government in Australia to not put any additional funding for Equal Pay on the table. This silence makes winning Equal Pay harder.
More Articles...
- NSW Liberal & National Party (Upper House) contact details
- NSW Liberal & National Party State Members of Parliament - contact details
- Federal Government to commit extra funding for pay increases
- ALP Senators - contact details
- O'Farrell told to pay up
- ALP and Independent Members of Parliament - contact details.
- Photos of rally march and dance
- Equal Pay video update
- It's Time to Dance!
- Video Update - FWA say 'Yes to Equal Pay'
