Over the past few days there
has been a significant
number of reports and gossip
regarding management
releasing misleading
information of Australia
Post intentions of
withholding a full day’s pay
if members take part in
stoppages of less
than a full shift.
Most of these reports and
gossip etc seemed to have
emanated from confusion due
to the deliberate wording of
notices to the intentions of
Australia Post in
withholding pay for a whole
shift where members engage
in partial work BANS.
Members are advised – when
taking part in stoppages
whether you stop work for a
full shift, or for one hour,
there is no provision under
the Fair Work Act 2009 for
Australia Post to withhold
wages for one minute more
than the time that you have
actually stopped work.
Unlike ‘partial work bans’
mentioned above, if you
engage in a stoppage for one
hour, you can only be docked
for one hour only. If you
engage in a stoppage for two
hours, you will be docked
for two hours only…and so
on. If you stop work for a
full shift, you will be
docked for a full shift.
Remember:
when taking part in a
STOPPAGE OF WORK, protected
under the Fair Work Act
2009, Australia Post are
unable to withhold pay
outside of the time you
actually stopped work - FULL
STOP!
Members are advised to
report to your Union
Official, the time and date
along with the name of the
Australia Post manager who
is threatening to withhold
pay for stoppages of work
outside of the
abovementioned facts
provided for under the LAW.
This information will
then be reported to the
Commonwealth Workplace
Ombudsman for investigation
and action to be taken
against those Australia Post
managers for breaking the
LAW.
If members require any
further information on this
matter then please contact
the CEPU State Office on
(02) 9893 7822.
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