The Woolworths Thread

[iMathew]

Just wear a white shirt and the usual business attire (black pants, black business shoes).

[nanakid12]

We were cleaning out the smoke cabinets today and found a bunch of gaps where around 20 packets had fallen down the back of the cabinet... some where even about 5 years old! We even found a bunch of Nicabate patches that expired in May 2008... like WTF? That's even before I started at Woolies! I didn't even know we used to have those patches at the front.

We'd get in shit for selling those even to me, unfortunately. we found they still scan, and I had the idea of buying a packet just to keep, cause it'd be cool just to have an old packet... but we'd get in deep shit for that, wouldn't we?

Ah well, I guess I'll get my cousins to buy some from the USA when they go later in the year.

[30G0947]

Hi all, long story short, nightfill manager (also duty) has days off thursday and friday. Fill in manager/supervisor (also team member) is "retiring". I'm 16 and being trained to be able to run nightfill on thursdays and fridays, but it's not for sure yet. What would be the correct way for going about things in regards to the EBA? Would it be an allowance or an upgraded pay grade? I've had a quick look and under the SA/NT section it says:

"3.1.3.1 Supervisor's Allowance: (SA/NT only) A supervision allowance shall be paid for any time that an employee is in charge. Adult Supervisors Allowance…"

Does this mean that I would be paid 754.36+46.51(supervisor allowance)÷2(because I'm 16)÷38? This should work out to be an additional 62c per hour?

Also, I have a Senior First Aid certificate and none of the first aid attendants work past 10pm as the nightfill manager's expired, does this mean I could ask the store manager to be a first aid attendant or is that privilege only given to dept. managers/ duty managers?

[oldmanjoe]

Hi all, long story short, nightfill manager (also duty) has days off thursday and friday. Fill in manager/supervisor (also team member) is "retiring". I'm 16 and being trained to be able to run nightfill on thursdays and fridays, but it's not for sure yet. What would be the correct way for going about things in regards to the EBA? Would it be an allowance or an upgraded pay grade? I've had a quick look and under the SA/NT section it says:

"3.1.3.1 Supervisor's Allowance: (SA/NT only) A supervision allowance shall be paid for any time that an employee is in charge. Adult Supervisors Allowance…"

Does this mean that I would be paid 754.36+46.51(supervisor allowance)÷2(because I'm 16)÷38? This should work out to be an additional 62c per hour?

Also, I have a Senior First Aid certificate and none of the first aid attendants work past 10pm as the nightfill manager's expired, does this mean I could ask the store manager to be a first aid attendant or is that privilege only given to dept. managers/ duty managers?

Junior rates do not apply to Grade 3 or above rates - you will be paid ADULT rates for the time that you perform higher duties.

And in my store, the only attendants we have are Dept Managers and a Duty Manager. No harm in asking though!

[30G0947]

Junior rates do not apply to Grade 3 or above rates - you will be paid ADULT rates for the time that you perform higher duties.

Under the Grade 3 list it has:

Department Team Support
Stocktake Team Leader
Store Services Assistant
Skilled non-tradesperson:
-skilled bakery assistant
-skilled meat assistant

So then I would be classified as Department Team Support to be in grade 3?

And in my store, the only attendants we have are Dept Managers and a Duty Manager. No harm in asking though!

We have 3 blank spaces on the first aid attendants posters so I think I might have a chance

[britto89]

Also, I have a Senior First Aid certificate and none of the first aid attendants work past 10pm as the nightfill manager's expired, does this mean I could ask the store manager to be a first aid attendant or is that privilege only given to dept. managers/ duty managers?

If you can show to your store manager that there are times when you are the only person in the store with a first aid certificate in the store then you should go well in getting the allowance. If you are a supervisor and there is always a duty manager with a first aid certificate in the store at the same time you are then your chance of getting the allowance is less since the company only has to make sure at least 1 person on site is trained.