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ETU Mortality Benefit

The ETU - Looking after our families

"The ETU has never been a union to ignore its members’ needs. From the best EBAs in the business to looking after ETU families in times of need, the ETU is always thinking about its members," says ETU State Secretary Dean Mighell. That’s why the ETU has set up the Mortality Fund, a fund specifically designed to assist ETU families in the sad event of a member’s death.

The Fund has the capacity to make a one-off payment of up to $7000 to a family in need, following the early or unforeseen death of a financial member.

An Unexpected Death

As sad as it might sound, sometimes people do die unexpectedly. And if your family is dependant on your income it could bring devastating consequences for your partner and/or your children.

Giving Members Peace of Mind

Gavin Sones confronted cancer in 2004 but survived, thanks, he says, to the support from PROTECT – the fund established by the ETU to look after members in time of sickness. Had he died, the financial effect on his family would have been catastrophic. ‘I’m married with one child and a wife who works as a nurse. If I’d died in 2005 – at age 41 years – the financial strain on my wife and family would have been horrific,’ he says.

Everyone should know that the ETU is there with such backup support and cutting edge, family orientated benefits. The Mortality Fund is just another example of how thoughtful the ETU is when it comes to looking after a member’s family, especially when it matters most. – Gavin Sones, ETU member

How does a Family make a Claim?

The family needs to satisfy these basic rules to qualify for the Mortality
Fund benefit:

•    Only the immediate family of the deceased member – spouse, defacto,
child or parent – is eligible to make a claim.
•    The deceased ETU member must have been a contributing financial member of good standing for the five consecutive years prior to his/her death.
•    The claim must be made in writing and within six months of the member’s death.

The union considers Mortality Fund claims on the basis of need, then refers them to the Board of Trustees for approval and payment.

For more information or to make a claim, call the ETU on 03 8329 0000

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How do I know what I should get paid?

It can be quite complicated in determining this question. First, you have to determine what agreement covers your employment. Next, you then have to interpret the terms in the agreement. If you were a member, you will get the assistance of experienced union officials and the ETU legal department, who answers such questions like this everyday.

My husband is having problems with his employer and thinks he may be sacked. If he joins the Union will they help?

Members get the benefit of the ETU legal department that can represent them on any employment issues – including unfair dismissal. Non-members will have to get their own legal representation which will cost them potentially tens of thousands of dollars.

My son is a second year apprentice and has been working on his own and he does not get paid for overtime, is this okay for an employer to do this?

It is not okay for the Employer to do this. If your son is a member, the ETU has a designated Apprentices Officer who specializes in issues of Apprentices Supervision and Pay and will assist apprentices who are members on these and other relevant issues to the apprenticeship.