CODE 2, VOL 37, NO 1 : 23 january 2023

17.5% PAYMENT - UPDATE ON QFES ERROR 

You will recall the UFUQ Code 2 dated 30 November 2022 about the QFES Grinch who tried to steal your union Christmas gift. You will also recall the QFES HR notification where QFES made mention of an ‘administrative issue’ with employees on higher duties and then advised that “the correctly adjusted calculation and application of the payment may result in an additional payment being made in a future pay cycle”.

I have been informed that QFES are unable to confirm when you will be receiving the correctly adjusted additional payment, and that this payment will take “several weeks, if not, several months” to be processed. Your union obtained this payment, funded by Queensland Treasury in an ongoing way, and as a result, QFES appears to have made a deliberate attempt to diminish the lawful entitlements of most, if not all, of our members.

I will keep you updated when further information is provided to me.

John Oliver - General Secretary