Transport Workers Union
TWU is criticising Lindsay Transport for an inadequate response to the death of one of its workers six years ago.
Safe Work NSW has released information about undertakings it has forced Lindsay to comply with, including developing a safety app, following the fatality in October 2015 in Western Sydney.
But the TWU says a substandard workplace agreement and the death of another driver three years ago, who was left dead for 10 hours on the underpass of a Brisbane motorway without the company even knowing he was missing, shows Lindsay has not changed its attitude to safety.
The Fair Work Commission has raised a number of concerns about rates and conditions in the Lindsay enterprise agreement not meeting the minimum standards. Pay and safety for truck drivers have been scientifically linked through decades of research.
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Qantas has forged ahead with plans to outsource 2000 baggage handling and cleaning jobs despite facing a court challenge over the redundancies, sparking swift condemnation from the Transport Workers Union.
The airline on Thursday announced it had finalised outsourcing contracts with seven specialist ground handling and aircraft cleaning companies, including SwissPort and dnata.
Around 13,500 Qantas staff have been stood down during the pandemic.
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The announcement came amid a court case between the airline and the TWU over Qantas s outsourcing programs.
The TWU launched legal action in the Federal Court last year to stop the outsourcing, but the case will not be heard until April.
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Qantas has forged ahead with plans to outsource 2000 baggage handling and cleaning jobs despite facing a court challenge over the redundancies, sparking swift condemnation from the Transport Workers Union.
The airline on Thursday announced it had finalised outsourcing contracts with seven specialist ground handling and aircraft cleaning companies, including SwissPort and dnata.
Around 13,500 Qantas staff have been stood down during the pandemic.
Credit:
The announcement came amid a court case between the airline and the TWU over Qantas s outsourcing programs.
The TWU launched legal action in the Federal Court last year to stop the outsourcing, but the case will not be heard until April.