ACTU: Lufthansa subsidiary staff take pay cuts

05.07.2006
Around 80 staff at a Melbourne call center in Australia operated by Global Tele Sales - a subsidiary of the German airline Lufthansa - have been offered AWA individual contracts that cut their take home pay by up to A$80 (US$60) a week, according to the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).

The ACTU states that the AWA contracts cut evening and weekend penalty rates and penalize staff for taking sick leave or leave to care of a family member.

Computerworld is waiting on further comment from the Victorian branch of the Australian Services Union and Global Tele Sales employees.

A spokesperson from Global Tele Sales' human resources department said she did not wish to comment and would neither confirm or deny the ACTU's statements.