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New Coles Agreement Approved

The new Coles Retail Enterprise Agreement has been approved by the Fair Work Commission. This will lock in improved conditions for Coles team members for the next few years.

The new Agreement will commence from 7 October 2024. Coles Supermarkets and Liquor team members will see the following improvements:

Better Wages

• Pay rises won by the SDA in line with the Annual Wage Review from 1 July each yearAllowances Increases
• Improvements to rostering
• Sign on bonus in the form of a digital Gift Card

Fairer rostering and more hours

• Right-to-care clause
• Part-time minimum contract hours increased from 9 to 12 hours
• Opportunity to increase contract hours when roster changes
• Voluntary multi-site work incorporated into the Agreement
• Voluntary additional shifts to secure more hours

More time off with pay

• Part-timers regularly doing more than their contract hours can take annual leave as their actual hours
• Compassionate leave for the death of a parent, child or partner doubled from 5 days to 10 days if required
• Compassionate leave of 3 paid shifts for stillbirth or miscarriage
• Cash out of accrued annual leave more accessible

Improved Parental Leave

• Superannuation payments on unpaid leave for permanent team members
• Access to pre-natal leave for pre-adoption and pre-foster parents
• Option to return from parental leave on reduced hours up to school age

All this on top of existing wins
All this was achieved while protecting your existing conditions hard-won by the SDA in previous Agreements

New Woolworths Agreement Approved

The new Woolworths Enterprise Agreement has been approved by the Fair Work Commission and should commence operation on 21 October 2024.

The new Woolworths Agreement secures a new range of benefits and conditions for Woolworths workers.

The new Agreement offers workers:

Better Wages

• Pay rises won by the SDA in line with the Annual Wage Review paid from 1 July in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027
• Increases to allowances in line with Award increases
• Sign on bonus in the form of a digital Gift Card

Fairer rostering and more hours

• 4-day work week (by agreement)
• Right to Care clause
• Part-time minimum contract hours increased from 10 to 12 hours
• Opportunity to increase part-time contract hours whenever roster change proposed
• Opportunity for more hours – multi-site work option
• Early mark – on shifts up to 6 hours clarified
• Meal breaks included in your roster
• Online training in rostered work time

More time off with pay

• Option to purchase additional leave
• Up to 4 single personal leave days per year without documentation
• Can use personal leave to pro actively manage emotional/psychological wellbeing
• Compassionate leave upon death of a spouse or child doubled from 5 to 10 days
• Compassionate leave of 3 paid shifts for stillbirth/miscarriage
• Cash out of accrued annual leave more accessible

Process to deal with workload issues

Process to review workload issues, explore options to address workload issues and agree to a timetable for agreed actions.

All of this on top of existing wins

The new Agreement also maintains hard-won union conditions secured by the SDA over decades of bargaining. Plus, the SDA was able to protect your penalty rates on evenings, weekends and public holidays.