Media release | 11 October 2017
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 h ...
SDA secures draft new Agreement for Coles employees
Coles and the SDA have agreed on a draft new EBA to cover retail store team members. The SDA set out to negotiate the Agreement with four key priorities, endorsed at multiple meetings by SDA Delegates from stores throughout Australia: · Protect take-home ...
Coles 31/8/17
Coles and the SDA have held meetings over the past two days as negotiations for a new Coles Supermarkets Agreement continues. Throughout negotiations over the past 2 months there has been significant progress to secure a new agreement that delivers on the SDA objectives of improved penalty rates, p ...
Coles Meetings
Meetings between the SDA and Coles have continued over the past two days as part of negotiations for a new Coles Supermarkets Agreement. Progress has been made around rostering protections, securing above award part-time provisions, fair access to additional hours and a new right for Coles part-tim ...
Does your store have a health & safety rep?
Health and Safety Reps (HSRs) are workers in shops, stores and warehouses who make the workplace safer for their fellow workers. They are elected by employees to ensure the highest standards of workplace health and safety are maintained and can take up safety issues with management/employers. HSRs ...
