Coles says industrial action at its largest NSW warehouse won’t affect grocery supplies at its stores in the lead-up to Christmas. “To ensure that our stores can continue to offer a full range of products for our customers through the Christmas and New Year period, we have made alternative arrangements for products ordinarily distributed from the Smeaton Grange distribution centre,” a spokesperson said on Nov 19. Coles had proposed a new enterprise agreement for its Smeaton Grange distribution centre in Sydney, which would deliver a 3.5 percent increase to annual wages and monetary allowances, it said. Despite relatively flat wage growth across all sectors, worker representatives were demanding a 5.5 percent annual wage increase, it said. Coles had also offered enhanced redundancy provisions from a maximum of 52 weeks’ pay to a maximum of 80 weeks’ pay for involuntary redundancies resulting from the expected closure of the site in 2023. …
Coles Says NSW Supplies Won’t Be Disrupted
