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Optus EPA approved
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has approved the new Optus Employment Partnership Agreement negotiated between Optus and the CWU.
The agreement was previously endorsed by a clear majority of Optus employees. It was approved by Vice President Watson on 12 November and will take effect on and from 4 December.
As previously reported, the Agreement contains a number of improvements on the 2012-2015 EPA, some of which flowed from the award modernisation process and others of which were achieved through the EPA negotiations.
These include:
- 30% loading for continuous night shift (previously 20%)
- guaranteed payments for performing higher duties.
- enhanced provisions in relation to emergency leave, domestic violence leave and long service leave.
- extra 2 weeks added to maximum redundancy payout (now 46 weeks).
