Last year the SDA, the union for retail workers, WON higher penalty rates in the Retail Award for casuals working after 6pm weeknights and on Saturdays. These changes are being phased in over a few years from 2018 through to … Continued
In May, the proposed McDonald’s Agreement 2019 was approved by McDonald’s workers and was sent to the Fair Work Commission for approval. However, last week McDonald’s decided to withdraw the new McDonald’s Agreement from approval. This means the Company will … Continued
In good news for Dan Murphy’s workers, the proposed Dan Murphy’s Agreement has been voted up – with a 94% yes vote. This is a great outcome for Dan Murphy’s employees and will ensure: Regular pay rises. Higher weekday pay … Continued
The SDA has become aware of reports that Australian workers are being underpaid by some Subway franchisees. If you are concerned you have been underpaid by Subway we encourage you to visit our website and fill out the form. Click … Continued
In a disappointing move for Kmart workers across the country, the Fair Work Commission has rejected the proposed enterprise agreement – which would have delivered pay rises across the board while also protecting, and improving, workers’ hard-won conditions. The agreement … Continued
This week, the SDA held a second roundtable with the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) to tackle the customer abuse epidemic in retail and fast food outlets across the country. The National Customer Abuse … Continued
700,000 Australian workers will again receive a massive, unfair cut to their take home pay as the third round of penalty rate cuts commence on July 1, even though previous cuts have not created jobs nor simulated the economy as … Continued
The SDA has lodged a dispute in the Fair Work Commission against Woolworths over its plans to restructure its store management structure, a move that may lead to redundancies across its stores nation-wide. The SDA opposes this decision and is … Continued
The SDA welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the minimum wage and modern award rates by 3%, but at a time of historic low wage growth and cuts to penalty rates, stressed that more needs to be done … Continued
Following a ballot of Bunnings employees, a majority voted yes in favour of the proposed Bunnings Agreement. 59.7% of eligible Bunnings employees voted in the ballot with a 76.7% yes vote. The SDA believes that, notwithstanding the issues which were … Continued
