Employee Assistance Program
Workers in the community legal centre sector in NSW are able to access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for free counselling and wellbeing support.
All sector employees are entitled to six free confidential counselling sessions for each issue or problem you encounter. For example, a death in your family and a problem at work are different 'issues', and you are entitled to six counselling sessions for each of these issues.
Australian Services Union
Most workers in community legal centres in NSW are eligible to join the Australian Services Union (ASU). If you would like to join the ASU, or would like more information about the union, click here.
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award)
Most community legal centres in NSW refer to the SCHADS Award as the basis of rates of pay for staff.
Further details about the SCHADS award are available on the Fair Work website, click here.