There is always a lot going on in finance, insurance, and superannuation, and plenty of opportunity for you to be more active in your union.
Pay Transparency Matters
What is it?
This week Australian finance workers mark Equal Pay Day – the additional 88 days women in finance and insurance have to work from the end of the last financial year (30 June) to earn the same amount as men.
This is why we’re launching our #StartTheDiscussion #PayTransparencyMatters campaign to build on the work we’ve done since 2019, when we first wrote to your employers asking them to remove pay confidentiality clauses from your employment contracts. Find out more here.
What can I do?
You help start the discussion by taking the pledge and encouraging your coworkers to do the same.
Human Rights Network
What is it?
A group of FSU members from all enterprises and states working together to improve knowledge of human rights across the finance sector, and compliance of finance sector institutions with their human rights obligations.
What can I do?
We officially launched the Human Rights Network in September, you can read the wrap up here.
Send this link to your networks so that they can stay up to date with all future events. The Network is open to all members.
Vaccination Leave
What is it?
FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to access a COVID-19 vaccination, along with time to manage any side effects. So far more than 20 employers have agreed, with over 150,000 finance workers able to access this entitlement.
What can I do?
Encourage your colleagues to access this entitlement once their employer agrees to it. Employees accessing vaccination leave reinforces how important the entitlement is.
Stay up to date with employer responses, and sign the pledge here.
NAB Wage Theft
What is it?
NAB has been systematically underpaying thousands of workers, particular in group 3 and group 4. This has led to an enormous financial, physical and psychological toll.
What can I do?
Spread the word about this campaign – many impacted people are not “traditional” Union members so we need to reach them any way we can. Send them this link to register.
CBA Tea Breaks
What is it?
In many areas, CBA has been failing to roster retail staff for a tea break, or has not been paying people for their tea breaks. This amounts to more than ten thousand dollars in some cases.
What can I do?
If you know branch workers who have not been receiving their tea breaks, tell them to register for this dispute here. Spread the word about this issue, because if CBA’s systems allow this to happen, there are likely similar issues too.