Public servants offered 0% pay rises

Original article by Markus Mannheim
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 12 : 6-Nov-14

The Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Research Council are among the Federal Government agencies that are seeking to exclude staff pay rises from new enterprise agreements. Given that inflation is forecast to be between 2.5 and 2.75 per cent annually, these staff face the prospect of effectively having their pay cut. Military personnel have been offered a pay rise of 1.5 per cent

CORPORATES
AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL, AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SECTOR UNION

Leverage from two-tier wages

Original article by Joanna Mather
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 17-Oct-14

The new enterprise agreements for warehouse staff at Coca-Cola Amatil and Woolworths provide for new employees to be paid lower wages than existing staff. The new agreement for staff at Woolworths’ distribution facility in Brisbane includes a four per cent pay rise for current employees, higher annual leave loadings and an increase in loadings for shift workers

CORPORATES
COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED – ASX CCL, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, HOLDING REDLICH, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE