annual leave
Posted by Tana - 08:13 PM 09.03.10
im a part time employee how much paid annual leave am i entitled to?
Unions Australia answered on: 10.03.2010	read comments post a comment

Restriction of not working for competitors
Posted by Patrick - 07:19 PM 09.03.10
I worked for an Australian company for 5 years. They made me signed on the contract agring not join any similar companies for 18months within Australia that will be competing directly or in-directly after leaving. I left the company last July and joined in ex-company's overseas customers for a different jobs in december. I haven't been contacting or dealing with any Australian previous suppliers and customers. Current company bought some Australian products in directly from the third party and my ex-boss found out about it. They are now threating me with legal actions and wanting to cover the "loss" occured for my action. Ex-boss even went a step forward even suspect that I've been taking a cut from any of previous deals happened between two companies. He is also intended to cover the "loss" of the previous deals although ever single old deals in the past were makin' a big profit for the organizations. He just keeps harrasing me by sending abusive emails to me. Any actions i can do while i m in overseas?
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Posted by Rosemary - 10:59 AM 09.03.10
The building I work in is so deteriorated with holes in the walls, no aircon in summer heater in winter blows cold air on me at the computer. My boss hasn't bought milk for 2 days, for ten years the boss bullied me. I stayed for fear of loosing reference and for financial security. I work on my own for her, only one other person comes 3 days a week to operated the printing press. I am due to get long service leave and doubt she will pay it and I have no idea how to claim for it.
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How much notice should you give for a Casual Position
Posted by Anne - 12:09 AM 09.03.10
I have worked casual for the same place for 1year and four months, two days per week and get paid cash with no leave entitlements. I want to know how much notice should you give for a casual position?
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Work Training
Posted by Vanessa - 12:37 PM 08.03.10
I am employed Full Time at a Disability Employment Service and there has been an overhaul of our procedures which has increased our work load dramatically, and now we find out our employer has signed up all staff to a 2 year online course that requires 2hours dedication perweek, with only a certificate of participation recived on completion. Is it legal to sign staff up to courses without staff permission? Especially a 2 year course when our work load has increased so much? Many staff are experiencing burn out.
Unions Australia answered on: 10.02.2010	read comments post a comment

Bullying at work.
Posted by Nat - 10:07 AM 08.03.10
I am not a member of a union. If I was to join a union today would I receive assistance immediately for a workcover case involving workplace bullying? I have worked for this company as a designer for 18 months. Since a new manager took over my team, my duties have been reduced, I have ceased to receive feedback and have been given a formal warning for ridiculous reasons (singing, announcing that the coffee cart had arrived). I have been singled out for these actions. A pattern exists in my workplace where a staff member is formally warned and within a fortnight is fired. I am afraid for my job. I am on stress leave (workcover) as my doctor believes this constitutes an unsafe working environment. I am not sure what to do from here and would greatly appreciate some advice.
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abusive worker
Posted by Kapil - 10:19 PM 07.03.10
hi i have working been in a company for six month i have been beaten by one of my co worker and yesterday the same worker abuse me infront of others worker tell me what should i do
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Refused Pay for Commission based sales
Posted by Hannah - 04:26 PM 07.03.10
I worked for an advertising company doing door to door sales for Insulation Companies. In the 2 weeks before the Government cancelled the insulation rebate, I made 7 sales, sent the details to my boss, and he then passes them on to the insualtion companies. If our sales do not go through, we do not get paid. Usually the time from me passing on the details to the insulation getting installed is two days, and all the sales I made were three or more days before the scheme was cancelled so could have easily been installed. My boss is now saying that I am not going to get paid as none of the jobs were completed. This has never happened to me before, the most that ever got cancelled in a week was one. I do not believe them as at first my missing pay, which i had messaged and rang him about for two weeks, was apparently only missing due to a clerical error, now he has announced this. Why did he not know that in the first place? Also, they have always been really bad at paying us on time. Do I have any rights? I really believe that the customers were either not even contacted or have had it installed but they dont want to tell us so that they save money as obviously they will have lost some when the rebate was cancelled. All the paperwork I signed really said was how much we get paid for a sale and when we get paid, nothing about if the sales don't go through.Please help me, I really need the money.
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Unfair Dismissal
Posted by Michael - 09:09 PM 04.03.10
After recovering from the shock of being let go from a job of over two years I filed an Unfair Dismissal with Fair Work. After 3 months of waiting I had a conciliation with a rep of my former employer & Fair Work only to find out that I had filed too late and that although I had a case that it wouldn't be successful because of this technicality. Where is the justice?
Unions Australia answered on: 05.03.2010	read comments post a comment

mr
Posted by Robert - 05:14 PM 04.03.10
my job entailed looking after people with disabilities doing two 24 hour shifts per week. i was rostered to do these shifts for around 7 years . employed as a casual all that time.can an employer keep you empolyed as a casual working that amount of hours for that lenght of time never going onto a permanent position. with no holiday or sick leave entitlement over that lenght of time.
Unions Australia answered on: 05.03.2010	read comments post a comment