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Issue No. 170 | 14 March 2003 |
Coke or Pepsi?
Poetry: If I Were a Rich Man Interview: League of Nations Industrial: 20/20 Hindsight Organising: On The Buses Unions: National Focus History: The Banner Room International: The Slaughter Continues Legal: A Legal Case For War? Culture: Singing For The People Review: The Hours Poetry: I Wanna Bomb Saddam Satire: Diuretic Makes Warne's Excuses Look Thin
Travelex Wrong-un Stumps Staff No Utopia In Lifetime Contracts Howard�s Navy � Aussies Need Not Apply Intrepid Tourists Buck ILO Bans Whistle Blown on Second Hand Rail Safety Back-Packers Used to Break Hotel Strike Burrow Calls for New Family Formula Central Queensland Sucks on Roche
The Soapbox The Locker Room Guest Report Seduction Bosswatch
A Plea for Legal Action Accord Reconsidered Johnny's Green Card Veto The War Law and Order
Labor Council of NSW |
News Travelex Wrong-un Stumps Staff
The ASU Services Union sought support from the pair as Travelex carved thousands off staff pay packets while handing over millions to associate itself with cricketers, racing car drivers and yachties. Long-serving Wollongong consultant Jean Laurent is at the centre of a stitch-up which sees Travelex hanging onto bonuses staff have already earned under reworked conditions it imposed last year. Laurent finished with the company in March after six years of unblemished service. Its thankyou took the form of refusing to pay her more than $2900 she had earned over the previous 12 months. Laurent told Workers Online bonuses, for beating budget, were part of workers' terms of employment. However, British-owned Travelex hangs onto 50 percent of everyone's bonus every quarter and refuses to honour any of the entitlement if an individual fails to hit budget in a single quarter. What cost her though was another company rort - it won't pay the money already earned if you resign prior to payment. She gave notice in Februay and Travelex snaffled the 50 percent of her bonus earnings from the last two quarters of 2002. "Travelex will not be paying any further reward payments to you. I understand that this decision may disappoint you ..." it wrote in something of an understatement. Laurent found herself more outraged than disappointed. "That's my money," she said. "I don't expect payment for the quarter in which I finished but I do expect to be paid what I have already earned. "There are a heap of issues there. Some individuals worked more than 100 hours of unpaid overtime between February and March this year, then they declare the bonus scheme will be self-funded, now they won't even pay out the 50 percent they hung onto. "Meantime, they are putting millions into the Australian cricket team, Formula One racing and the America's Cup." ASU organiser Lauren Hutchens has asked both Gilchrist and Lee, who have personal sponsorship deals with Travelex, to intervene on their member's behalf. She has also drawn the matter to the attention of the ACB. Lauren is seeking advice on the possibility of putting the matter before the IRC or a small claims tribunal.
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