Issue No 36 | 22 October 1999 | |
NewsOpera House Keeps New Years in the Family
Performers and staff working at the Sydney Opera House on New Years Eve will have their loved ones close at hand after management agreed to invite partners to parties being held on the big night.
Each staff member will receive two tickets to the party, under a deal struck between Opera House management and the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance this week. In separate votes both Opera Australia performers and general Opera House staff this week approved the deals covering work on New Years Eve. General Opera House staff have agreed to a deal which includes sliding pay rates for the night; improving on the normal rate of $25 per hour to $62.50 per hour until 4pm, $87.50 between 4pm and midnight, $124 per hour between midnight and 4am and $150 per hour between 4am and 8am. General staff will also receive a $100 loyalty payment, free parking, free food and drink on the night and two tickets for family to attend the party on the Opera House forecourt. Management will also provide 60 beds for staff who are unable to leave the site at the end of their shift. And security staff who finish at 6pm New Years Eve and start at 6am the next day will be able to sleep on site and attend the forecourt party. Performers, orchestra and staging workers employed by Opera Australia to perform a concert on New Years eve will receive a $500 cash bonus on top of their normal wage, plus a $100 bonus if ticket sales reach 90 per cent. They will also receive a free ticket to the Gala Concert for their partner, two free tickets to the Opera Australia party valued at $850, free parking and a cabcharge home. They will also receive childcare assistance to the value of $250. "These are innovative deals suited to the special needs of the workers and their families who will be disrupted on New Years Eve," MEAA state secretary Michel Hryce says. "The detailed negotiations involved has also been a good tool in organising Opera House staff and Opera Australia members."
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