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20.01.2022 T&S Vic Branch SUE RILEY Secretary M. PO Box 415, Carlton South Vic 3053...Continue reading

13.01.2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting CWU Ref: SLD 20/26 - 7 July 2020... By email: CWU MEMBERS CWU MEMBERS: NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This meeting will be held via Zoom dial in. We ask members wishing to attend to contact the office for Zoom details (03 9663 6815) The annual General Purpose Financial Report is available to members on the CWU VicTS website: www.cwuvic.org.au If you cannot access the report for any reason please contact the branch on 03 9663 6815 or email [email protected] If you require a hard copy please contact the branch and we will post a copy to you. SUE RILEY Branch Secretary 9663 6815 | [email protected] Annual General Meeting TUESDAY 28 JULY 2020 at 6PM Order Of Business: 1. Minutes & Business Arising 2. Correspondence 3. Presentation of General Purpose Financial Report 4. Presentation of Secretary’s Annual Report 5. Election of Branch Auditor 6. Election of Branch Returning Officer 7. Motions For Members Decision 8. Reports 9. General Business Motions For Members’ Decision None SUE RILEY Branch Secretary Communication Workers Union is the Communications Division of the CEPU Committee of Management meeting to follow the Annual General Meeting

04.01.2022 Ref: SLD 20/33 CWUnion Your voice, your union!...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Ref: SLD 20/13 - 16 April 2020 CWUnion Your voice, your union!... Telstra Bulletin Telstra misleading about annual leave Telstra have requested that all employees take 2 weeks annual leave between now and September as a means of reducing their leave liability. Some employees extended the Easter break by one week, and are expected to take another week before September. It is important to know that Telstra cannot direct you to take annual leave, unless the annual leave clauses in the Enterprise Agreement are enacted: i) If Telstra is shutting down all or part of the business for a period, such as Christmas or New Year; ii) If you have accrued more than 6 weeks of annual leave (7 weeks for continuous shift workers) though Telstra won’t leave you with less than 4 weeks accrued annual leave if Telstra does this (or 5 weeks if you are a continuous shift worker). The period between now and September does not provide any of the reasons as stated above to direct you to take your hard earned Annual Leave. You and your manager must agree on the time that you take annual leave. SURVEY should you complete? Have you received an email to complete a survey from Telstra ‘Done-safe’? Remember that all surveys are voluntary. There is no mandatory requirement to provide information including your current or previous health status to your employer. 3500 new jobs created Telstra have informed the unions there are now 3500 new temporary roles (between 3-6 months.) These will be located across all states. In addition to the 100o contact centre roles already announced Telstra will recruit 2500 temporary roles within Consumer &small business, Global Business Services and a small number of roles in Networks & IT and InfraCo. The 2500 will be a mix of contact centre and back of house specialist roles covering customer service, order provisioning and testing, complaints management, credit and fraud management, internal helpdesk and team leading. The roles are predominately Band 3i, 3ii, 4i and a small number of band 2. Some of the 3500 roles will be work from home, so can cover regional areas if you are not located in the city. The new jobs created are a direct impact of the offshored work in India and The Philippines that has been shut down. Does it have to take a pandemic crisis to keep Australians in work in Australia? This work should never have been taken out of Australia. Let’s keep Australian made happening. SUE RILEY Secretary m. 0439 762 455 e. [email protected] JOHN ELLERY Industrial Officer m. 0419 823 580 e. [email protected] If you have changed address, email, mobile no or employer please notify the branch ASAP. Resignations must be writing. Communication Workers Union Telecommunications & Services Branch Victoria (CWU T&S Vic) PO Box 415 Carlton South 3053 | p 9663 6815 | e [email protected] | w www.cwuvic.org.au Communication Workers Union is the Communications Division of the CEPU

04.01.2022 Ref: SLD 20/20 18 May 2020 CWUnion Your voice, your union!... Annual Leave Reduction Annual leave reduction in Telstra - yet another clarification. There appears to be further pressure on Telstra staff, of accumulating Annual Leave credits as we approach this coming September that contradict the Enterprise Agreement . Various Telstra areas have applied different sorts of pressure on staff, ranging from requesting to outright bullying and threats to ensure staff put in Annual Leave applications , not necessarily at their time of choosing. There are only 2 circumstances where a lawful direction can be given: 1) If there is a shutdown and the argument about what is the definition of a shutdown has been had almost yearly since this clause was implemented a number of EA’s ago. The intent of the shutdown clause was to ensure the network was not placed at risk during the embargo period where planned network upgrades were forbidden. This was usually at Christmas/New year. Ultimately, the shutdown means that the place is shut down, no one is at work, and the doors are closed. 2) If you have excessive leave credits again to be clear, the current EBA stipulates that you can build a bank of Annual Leave that is up to 6 weeks of credits, and 7 if you are a shift worker and only if it is REASONABLE in the circumstances, you MAY (not will) be legally directed to reduce this. However, you may only be directed to reduce this down to 4 weeks leave credits (or 5 if you are a shift worker) So if the Management request you reduce your Annual Leave credits, you can politely refuse that request, if it doesn’t suit you at the time. You may request a period that suits you, after all, it is your entitlement, and it requires you to initiate the request, subject only to the Manager approving it. It is not the other way around, Contact the Branch if you have any queries about this, or if you have been bullied, harassed or threatened in relation to this matter. SUE RILEY Secretary m. 0439 762 455 e. [email protected] JOHN ELLERY Industrial Officer m. 0419 823 580 e. [email protected] If you have changed address, email, mobile no or employer please notify the branch ASAP. Resignations must be writing. Communication Workers Union Telecommunications & Services Branch Victoria (CWU T&S Vic) PO Box 415 Carlton South 3053 | p 9663 6815 | e [email protected] | w www.cwuvic.org.au Communication Workers Union is the Communications Division of the CEPU