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WorkSafe Week 25th...
Monday 25 October
This year's Work Safe Week is bigger and better than ever! We've put together a jam-packed program of over 100 free informative, topical seminars and events, all taking place across Victoria from 25 - 29 October.
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Minister Pallas an...
Wednesday 25 August
Minister Tim Pallas announced today that there would be a crackdown on inappropriate roadwork speed limits throughout the State of Victoria.
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TWU Members can no...
Thursday 12 August
Financial members must use their Member Card with the Where To Enjoy logo to obtain fantastic savings at Campbells Wholesale outlets
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Support Safe Rates
Sunday 20 June
The Union has been lobbying for some time for a system of safe rates, which allow truck drivers to receive full cost recovery for their work including flexible payments for rising fuel costs, as well as paid waiting times.
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What are Awards?

Awards are industrial instruments that provide workers with minimum protections.  Awards continue to be an important tool for providing minimum entitlements and conditions such as sick leave, long service leave etc.

Since the election of the Rudd Labor Government, there have been many changes to the industrial relations system and the industrial instruments that operate within it (including Awards and Agreements).  There are now a number of different types of awards, and they can include different conditions.
The different awards in the national system are:
  • pre-reform awards—federal awards created before the Work Choices legislation came into operation (on 27 March 2006), covering employers that are the Commonwealth, constitutional corporations or carrying on an activity in a territory in Australia;
  • transitional awards—federal awards created before the Work Choices legislation came into operation, covering employers that are not the Commonwealth, constitutional corporations or carrying on an activity in a territory in Australia; and
  • notional agreements preserving state awards—state awards created before the Work Choices legislation came into operation, covering employers that are constitutional corporations.

The Awards with the most application to the transport industry are available in this section of the web-site. Simply click on the links to the Award applicable to your industry (above).

 

   

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