Current Campaigns
The campaign to ensure government will fund the wage outcomes that may flow from the pay equity case
STOP PRESS
Campaign Win
The Commonwealth has confirmed its responsibility for the services it supports by committing to fair and appropriate supplementation for higher wage costs (6 July 2011). In joining the various state governments that have already made clear their commitment to fund their share of pay equity – including South Australia - there is an emerging consensus that the effectiveness and viability of our vital community services depends on adequate funding for those services and their workforce. Only the NSW and Victorian Coalition governments have yet to come to the party.
Read the ACOSS media release welcoming this commitment by the Commonwealth.
Read the Commonwealth media release
Winter 2011 campaign update
May 2011 campaign update
April 2011 campaign update
March 2011 campaign update
*NEW!* Pay Equity Implementation Fact Sheet: 27 June 2011 prepared with Jobs Australia
Fair Work Australia decision of 16 May 2011
SACOSS Media Release, 16 May 2011
ACOSS Analysis of FWA decision
The community sector faces an unprecedented challenge in 2011: paying for the wage increases we can anticipate will flow from the equal remuneration case before Fair Work Australia. It is imperative to convince both state and federal governments to support the community sector by making funds available to meet the likely increases. This is a campaign by the sector, for the sector. We need as many community organisations as possible to join us – across the state as well as nationwide.
Find out how to get involved: download the Resource Kit
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-B&W pdf (if you don't have a colour printer, this version will work best)
Learn more from http://www.acoss.org.au/equalpay
Keeping Cool campaign
* Campaign Win *
The State Government has introduced a medical heating and cooling concession, to be operational from 1 January 2012. For more information visit http://www.dfc.sa.gov.au/pub/tabId/164/itemId/3391/Medical-Heating-and-Cooling-Concession.aspx
The Keeping Cool Alliance has been formed to campaign for a Medical Cooling Rebate for South Australians with medically based “heat intolerance”.
People with medically based heat intolerance (who are often on low incomes) spend up to seven times as much as the average South Australian on air-conditioning.
Every other State except Tasmania provides a medical cooling rebate to help people cope with their medical need for cooling.
Read more
Contact the
Keeping Cool Campaign Project Officer, David Winderlich, on
0408 984 980 keepingcool@msaustralia.org.au
Visit the Strong Community Healthy State website: strengthening the non-government Community Services Sector
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