While Village Roadshow Bosses shower themselves with cash bonuses . They are telling their warehouse workers at the Prestons NSW distribution centre that times are tough and they can’t afford to pay them a decent living wage. While pickers at Prestons earn just over $16.00 dollars an hour . Roadshow bosses pay them selves millions in bonuses . The warehouse employees have a strike ballot order from the Australian Industrial relations commision , and they go to the polls this week . Workers have asked for a 5% pa wage increase for a 3 year deal. Roadshow is offering only 3.25 % in the first year and 2.5% IN THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS. The union has tried to arrange a meeting with Roadshow HR since the ballot order. But have been told by the HR team theirs no point the companies position hasn’t changed. Village Roadshow looks set for a show down with staff . And I’m sure other parties will be watching closely to current events as the Prestons DC not only distribute Roadshow DVD’s but is also a 3PL for other DVD companies and supply to some pretty major retailers. With christmas coming things could get real interesting .
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Tough times they say for Roadshow then we opened the Financial Review paper Wow!!…Bosses got cash bonuses already for this year that you wouldn’t believe it. hmmm.. tough times ay… It all comes down to this, They don’t give a damn about the employees at Roadshow DC and that’s a fact coz we are only asking for a fair wage increase but all we get is ” NO MORE MONEY ” says from the management of Roadshow. So what should an ordinary worker do at Roadshow DC??. Well we say if you believe in something strongly, fight for it no matter what the odds. I myself wouldn’t like dying wondering what if….. NUW ” Your Rights at work Worth Fighting for “
By: Get Real on October 1, 2009
at 2:57 pm
Get Real your so right I’m not a Union member yet but this is wrong. What they are doing to us shows they don’t give a damn. I have given many years to this company and they pay us poorly for what we do, compared to other companies. I hope they see it in their hearts to offer a bit more
and end this before it gets out of hand. When us workers are treated like this companies can’t ask why are you joining the union. I mean who else is going to look after us. Chriss ???? HR???? I don’t think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: Witheld on October 2, 2009
at 10:11 am