Drivers for freight operator El Zorro will finally start receiving the thousands of dollars in backpay negotiated between the company and the RTBU as part of the EBA signed earlier this year.
The payments are for 4% of salary from 1 December 2009 and 2.5% from 1 December 2010 to 1 June 2011 – covering base hours, excess hours and RDOs.
The first payment will arrive this week and be made over 9 fortnightly payments through to the end of October.
The EBA and backpay were negotiated with a view to bringing El Zorro drivers up to industry standards – especially in the area of pay – as freight rail booms.
El Zorro workers will be pleased to know that their agreement was approved by Fair Work Australia on Monday 7th March 2011.
From the 14th of March over 100 workers across NSW and Victoria will now work under agreements that bring them up to industry standard in terms of pay rates and conditions. In particular, Roster Days Off will now be properly defined as from midnight to 6 am the following day, rather than any 36 hour period.
This agreement will expire on the 31st December 2013.
Win for drivers at El Zorro
Drivers for freight operator El Zorro have overwhelmingly endorsed their new EBA, which delivers a pay rise and a boost to conditions.
El Zorro drivers had slipped behind industry standards in some areas, including pay. The new RTBU-negotiated agreement means El Zorro drivers will now enjoy industry leading employment conditions.
The new agreement includes:
• A pay rise over four years of the agreement to bring drivers up to industry standards
• RDOs defined as from midnight to 6am the following day
• A revised definition of public holidays, recognising 11 during the year with higher pay rate if worked
• Improved overtime rates for excess of hours
The EBA was voted up 45 to 1. A great outcome.
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