News

Inside this issue:

O’Farrell’s class war ramps up – workers compensation blitzkrieg
Motorcycle club raids – we aren’t the cops
Meal and Refreshment Allowances – Union Prosecution
The Unmeritorious Department
Baulkham Hills matrix distance – update
Correct Stat Dec form

Petty Cash, Meal and Refreshment Allowance Dispute
As reported in SITREP 19/2012, the Department and the Union re-appeared before Justice Haylen of the IRC this afternoon.

Inside this issue:
• Easter Sunday public holiday dispute – update
• CFR claim – update
• Meal and Refreshment Allowance dispute – CODE RED Amended

CODE RED: PETTY CASH, MEAL AND REFRESHMENT ALLOWANCE DISPUTE – OUT-DUTIES BANNED FROM 1800 HRS

As a result of the Department’s continued refusal to abide by the clear provisions of our Awards (subclauses 10.3.1 and 10.4.1 of the Permanent Award, and subclause 8.3.1 of the Retained Award) governing the payment of meal and refreshment allowances, it’s refusal to reimburse petty cash floats at stations and the regrettable fact that the processes required by the Industrial Relations Act to prosecute these breaches and to enforce the Awards are so delayed and protracted that they cannot be expected to restore members’ lawful entitlements for several months, the Union’s State Committee has resolved to issue the following instructions.

In this issue:

FRNSW Open Day
WHS Consultation and Communication Procedures
ESS (T&E) Claims – report the problems
Final reminder – May Day this Sunday, 6 May

In this issue:

Department abandons Perisher ballot
Delivery of 25 Year Medals
Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s)
May Day March 2012 – Sunday 6 May

In this issue:

Petty cash for meal and refreshment allowances – it’s the law
ESS (T&E) Claims – oh those problems?!
Financial relief for June/Sept 2011 stop works – 1 May deadline
May Day March 2012 – Sunday 6 May
2012 Death and Disability Award filed
Regional Hazmat and Comms Selection Procedures

Firefighters back SARAH Group to strengthen road safety around accidents The Fire Brigade Employees’ Union has backed a family-led campaign to strengthen road safety around breakdown sites, following two tragic and unnecessary deaths on the Hume Highway in February.

In this issue:

2012 Union elections – results
Easter Sunday Public Holiday and consolidated leave – update
Meal and Refreshment Allowances – Union to prosecute for award breaches
Incident Management Teams
Qualification allowances – is the sky really falling?

In this issue:

2012 Union elections – vote NOW, ballot closes soon
Easter Sunday Public Holiday and consolidated leave – update
Retained summit discussion paper
ESS Claims – the Department’s bad joke – update
Meal and Refreshment Allowances – update
Arrangements for PPC fitting
Dad and Partner Leave

In this issue:

2012 Union elections
Silence is golden
Nowra to go 10/14
May Day 2012
ESS Claims – the Department’s bad joke
Meal and Refreshment Allowances Update

In this issue:

2012 Union elections
Baulkham Hills matrix distance – are we there yet?
Meal and Refreshment Allowances Update
Super guarantee to increase from 9% to 12%
O’Farrell’s war on workers – update