Industrial/Legal Services

... and 24 Hour Insurance benefitsApplying for a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Payment For more information view and download Know Your Workers Compensation.Unfair DismissalIf you have been unfair... ...e, lodging a claim, negotiations with the employer, the conciliation process, and where necessary a formal hearing in Fair Work Australia.For more information, go to Unfair Dismissal or Download the Unfair Dismissal form .IMPORTANT  INFORMATION:  unfair dismissal applications must be lodged with Fair Work Australia within 14 days from the d... ... of workers compensation industrial deafness claims. If you are interested in a hearing test please contact the union office to make an appointment.Death Entitlements The Union can assist members and ...

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS APPLYING TO ALL SECTIONS

... co-operate with and do all things necessary to enable the recovery action to be prosecuted. CLAIM FORMSUpon receipt of a notice of claim, Accident & Health International shall submit Our usual c...

Member Benefits

...low of other side-benefits that you get from being a member of the Union.Follow the links below for contact details and websites of our main construction industry service providers for: Drug and Alcoh... ... a separate authority that keeps records of your work. If you move interstate for work, you need to contact the Long Service Leave authority in your new location and give them your registration details in your home state.Contacts for Long Service Leave schemes.Redundancy Scheme, Superannuation BenefitsContacts for Redundancy and Superannuation can be found on Useful Links & Contacts. Free Ambulance cover The Ambulance Benefit scheme has been set up for members and their immediate families (spouse / defacto and dependent children under 16 or full time students under 25) are covered for use of an ambulance in an emergency situation. This covers you anywhere in Australia. • Conditions Apply • Limits apply. For more information view The Ambulance Benefit scheme.Discount New CarsDiscount New Cars is a unique online car buying service, offering discounted prices on most popular makes and models through a selected group of authorised new car dealers Australia wide.All CFMEU Members can enjoy exclusive savings on a selected range of new cars, over and beyond those that are available through the general public domain.Simply visit the Union Specials page at www.discountnewcars.com.au/unions or speak with one of our friendly Customer Service Representatives on our toll free 1800 146 666 to find out more information.Key Benefits for all CFMEU Members:Save thousands on locally manufactured and imported makes and models. FREE no obligation enquiryDiscount New Cars list over 1200 popular New Car models from 36 different manufactures.View technical specifications, features & options, as well as up-front drive away pricing.Exclusive CFMEU Savings and Specials – beyond what is on offer to the general public.InsuranceTo ensure we can deliver the best range of benefits to members, CFMEU NSW Construction forges partnerships with key industry providers. It offers Union members access to competitive rates for house and contents insurance. The aim is to provide cheaper premiums, better service and faster claims payment. U-Plus has served the insurance needs of construction workers for many years, with offices in each state capital. Read more.  ContactsLegal Services CFMEU members are entitled to a wide range of free and discounted legal services. These services include free assistance and representation from Officers of the CFMEU in industrial and employment disputes as well as in workers compensation claims. The CFMEU can also arrange for members to access other legal services through Taylor & Scott who staff a free legal service at their Sydney office or at the CFMEU NSW branch building in Lidcombe. Taylor & Scott offer free Wills to members and also offer free initial advice and discounted rates to members in a number of areas including all personal injury claims and family law. Members with legal queries should contact either the CFMEU NSW Lidcombe branch on (02) 9749 0400 or Taylor & Scott on 02 9265 2500 / Toll Free: 1800 600 664.To find out more about Taylor & Scott's services, visit: www.taylorandscott.com.au Discount Accommodation Take a break at a beautiful location for well below the market price. The CFMEU NSW (Construction and General Division) has several holiday units available for financial union members and their families. As a CFMEU member, you can access heavily discounted accommodation at the Sussex Inlett or Fingal Bay holiday units subject to availability. To find out the exact letting dates during holiday periods, view the Application Form. Union Shopper You can save hundreds of dollars on your purchases through Union Shopper. From new fridges to theme park tickets, contact Union Shopper on 1300 368 117 or www.unionshopper.com.au, and save big bucks....

Creating a New Mailing

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 11:41
...: Assign a unique name to each of your mailings.Mailing Recipients:Include Group(s) - Determine the contacts in your database who should receive this mailing by first selecting one or more Included Groups.Exclude Group(s) - You also have the option to Exclude some contacts in your included groups by selecting on or more Excluded Groups. Contacts who are in both groups will NOT receive the mailing (they are 'excluded').INCLUDE Recipients of These Mailing(s) - If you have sent other mailings - you can additionally Include (or Exclude) contacts who received those mailings.EXCLUDE Recipients of These Mailing(s) - If you have sent other mailings - you can additionally Include (or Exclude) contacts who received those mailings.Click 'next' to proceed to step 2, or 'save and continue later' to con... ...e and continue later' to continue creating your mailing later. STEP 3 - MAILING CONTENTMessage Formats - You can choose to send BOTH an HTML and a plain TEXT version of your mailing, OR you can s... ...CRM uses the primary email address of the logged in user as the FROM address when sending emails to contacts.Mailing Subject: Enter the subject of the email here.Compose On-screen - a basic WYSIWYG ed... ...ing mail to a number of recipients, and want to include their name and / or other values from their contact record automatically within your message.Text Message - You can send your email as a simple text-only message, as an HTML formatted message, or both.HTML Message - The WYSIWYG editor allows you to create simple HTML messages.Save as Tem...

Who's who?

...Construction workers living and working in NSW become members of the CFMEU Construction and General Division NSW. This includes both on-site and off-site construction workers.As members, you become pa...

Wages Information

...have a wage dispute, or want to enter an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA), please contact your organiser at the NSW Branch of the CFMEU. If you are a financial member of ... ...BA, ring the Counter Organiser or the EBA Department of the union on: (02) 9749-0400. General information about EBA rates of pay are available below. Wage Sheet rates and information that will apply to the construction industry from 1 July 2011, under the new National Awards are listed below:Wage Sheet Rates Information for Building and Construction General On-site AwardsWage Sheet Rates Information for Joinery and Building Trades AwardsWage Sheet Rates Information for Mobile Crane Hiring AwardsEBA rates and information that will apply to the construction industry from 1 October 2009 to 1 March 2011 are listed below:EBA ... ...l Modern AwardsWage Claims Form & PolicyTo lodge a Wage Complaint, download the Wage Complaints Form.For more information about Wage Claims, view and download the Wage Claims Policy.The Union also represents workers on the Building & Construction Industry Long Service Payments Committee and the Vocational Training Tribunal.Taxation InformationFor taxation information, download the Tax Guide 2011...

Member Services

... the Union. And Union membership fees can be deducted against tax at the end of each financial year.Contact us today on (02) 9749-0400 if you’re unsure whether you a eligible to join...

OHS

...to-day safety issues on sites. They are supported by Safety Organisers, who are always on hand with information and for incidents or problems.The CFMEU also works with employers and governments to dev... ...uilding workers would be injured, maimed or killed. If you have a safety problem on your site contact our Counter Organiser at the union office for advice and assistance....

Pay your dues

...hey will issue you with a receipt number and your OK card will be sent out the same day. By BpayContact your bank, credit union or building society to make a payment from your cheque, savings or c...

Slam the Sham

Submitted by cfmeupublish on Fri, 04/23/2010 - 17:33
...nfair dismissalredundancy payments superannuation payments from employersworkers' compensation insurancefares and travel allowancesand more. *ABN stands for Australian Business Number What does t... ...rs should check their subcontractors: 100% of wages, entitlements and tax should be paid to workers before subbies get their next progress paymentContractors who are forcing workers on to sham contracts should be banned from the industry. Download the CFMEU Campaign flyer to Stop Sham Contracting (left) and get involved today.  NOTE: there are separate flyers for each State/Territory with CFMEU Construction contact numbers for each Branch campaign. Facts:  According to 2009 ABS figures, constructi... ...mployee as an independent contractor. It allows employers to argue that they didn’t think about the difference between an independent contractor and an employee when they made statements about a perso... ...sp; Upload wide image:  Messages:  Messages on Message form description:  To commemorate International Workers' Memorial Day, the CFMEU is p...