Australian Federal Police hit by industrial action Careers The Australian Federal Police Association will paint high-visibility messages on AFP vehicles at selected airports in protest against the public sector wage deal.
Antarctic crew strikes leave APS wage deal out in the cold April 8, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Energy & Environment Winter is coming, and Canberra can get rather frosty. Branded puffer jackets might warm office workers, but not so much icebreaker crew.
Air traffic controllers set to strike over dud APS-wide wage offer April 8, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Careers Air traffic controllers will join the AFP and aviation firefighters in strikes against the latest federal government wage deal.
Gallagher confirms all APS agencies will meet deadline for bargaining bonus payments March 1, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory But the plight of non-APS agencies like the AFP is highlighted as employers attack the winner-takes-all deal for flexi-desk drivers.
NDIS commissioner resigns as work safety issues brew February 27, 2024 By Kat Wong Careers Tracy Mackey has confirmed she will step down in May after two years as the NDIS’s quality and safeguard commissioner.
Australian Federal Police employees secure authorisation for strike ballot February 26, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory FWC approves a floor vote on industrial action given the AFP is unimpressed by irrelevant new WFH conditions and wants actual money instead.
Robodebt probe to grind on, update reveals no APS sackings February 8, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Out of 16 people referred to robodebt investigators, one has been let off and just four cases have progressed to ‘preliminary determination’.
CPSU accused of misleading Australian Taxation Office staff in pay dispute February 7, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry What’s worse than a lawyer examining a wage deal? An agency full of auditors. Tax staff union calls out fear of going to Fair Work Commission.
CPSU hits panic button over potential ATO staff rejection of wage deal February 5, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Career Advice Tax claim or wage claim, ATO staff know a dud when they see it, and they aren’t going quietly over what they forfeited in the lean years.
Bait and switch? Plenty of devilish detail in APS flexible work right fine print January 30, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Federal The ATO is one of, if not the most, detail-focused agencies in the APS, and its staff can number-crunch and pick apart a pay offer.
ATO pay dispute referred to Fair Work Commission as Jordan’s days count down January 19, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Tax is getting twitchy about loose ends before a change of guard, and short-changed staff aren’t budging. Pass the pencil sharpener, please.
Hundreds of ATO staff returned to ASIC in MYEFO MoG December 18, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Failed project prompts ATO employee exodus as junking of the Modernising Business Registers project hits the Traralgon service centre.
ACCC, energy regulator hit by lightning stop work actions December 14, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Industrial action will keep hitting the APS despite a pay offer agreement as staff at Australia’s competition regulator walk off the job.
Labor claims victory in CPSU election ahead of official result December 13, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Melissa Donnelly’s team is confident of victory amid threats to unseat Gallagher as the Members United challenge appears to be rebuffed.
ATO staff vote on taking APS wage offer to Fair Work Commission December 7, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Not everyone loves the CPSU’s wage deal, including the ATO. The question is whether loss or revenue will eclipse savings.