Ballot pulled ahead of court stoush

February 17, 2009

In a dramatic backdown, Telstra has withdrawn a non-union deal just minutes before a court case was due to start to stop it. The case has raised questions about the lawfulness of Telstra HR’s strategy... 

Telstra’s extremist anti-worker agenda exposed

February 16, 2009

Telstra’s extremist anti-worker agenda has been exposed by the company’s submission to the Senate inquiry into the Fair Work Bill. In its submission, Telstra argues that unions should be barred from... 

Respecting workers: the Australian way

February 4, 2009

Have you ever been to one of those hawkers’ markets where the salesperson just can’t take no for an answer, and continues chasing you down the street long after you’ve said you’re not interested? That’s... 

ECAs preventing you from improving your conditions and you don’t get a vote!

February 3, 2009

One of the great injustices of Telstra’s “divide and conquer” strategy of releasing non-negotiated, non-union, part A/B agreements to small groups of staff is that the big losers are those who don’t... 

Poll: Are Telstra’s non-union ballots fair?

January 30, 2009

Telstra’s industrial relations strategy is under a cloud after the Australian Electoral Commission cast fresh doubt on the validity of non-union workplace ballots conducted by the company. In light of... 

Can you trust Telstra’s advice?

January 28, 2009

As the non-union ECAs drag on, more stories emerge of the truth being thrown overboard. In the latest development, Human Resources has been forced to intervene after team leaders allegedly circulated false... 

Poll: Should outgoing COO Greg Winn return his bonuses?

January 23, 2009

Telstra has announced this week that chief operations officer Greg Winn will leave the company to return to his US homeland after receiving almost $21 million in three and a half years . Last year, Winn... 

ECA ballots: handle with care

January 20, 2009

Disquiet is growing about the conduct of Telstra’s non-union ballots. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are reporting that concerns about the way the votes have been conducted and lack of transparency... 

Viva Las Vegas. While their empire burns, the Telstra board enjoys a junket

January 15, 2009

Financial crisis? What financial crisis? Displaying their now-customary disconnect from reality, Telstra’s top executives and board (hereafter know as the Rat Pack) have just spent more than $100,000... 

Telstra’s desperate rush to beat the new workplace laws

January 12, 2009

There’s something unseemly about the way in which Telstra management is frantically attempting to stitch up as many non-union agreements as it can as soon as possible. But it all begins to make sense... 

« Previous Page — Next Page »