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Australia Post has announced a full year loss of $222 million for the 2014/15 Financial Year – the first such loss in thirty years. CWU National Secretary, Greg Rayner said the announcement highlights the need for reform but that reform can be done sensibly and without forced job losses. “It is abundantly clear that the letter side of the business

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Recently, Post call centre senior managers directed workers to sign off all customer communications with their surname. This was done WITHOUT any consultation with the CWU. We received numerous calls and emails from our concerned members around this directive with genuine concerns for their privacy and personal safety with customers having the ability to search staff members via social media sites.  Post

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The CWU has asked Decipha to pay its female employees 2% more in superannuation under a new enterprise agreement. The union has also asked Decipha to continue to pay employer superannuation contributions while an employee (male or female) is on parental leave for up to 12 months. While most employees receive the superannuation guarantee of 9.5%, women typically retire with significantly

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