Protect Employer Update Out Now
December 20, 2011
Protect employers will receive a copy of the second issue of the
“Protect employer update” with their contribution returns this coming week.
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Contact Centre re-opened
December 12, 2011
Protect is up and running ahead of schedule and all services have returned to normal. Thank you for your patience while these essential changes have taken place.
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Contact Centre closed from 12 noon on December 9
December 06, 2011
Please be advised that the Protect Contact Centre may not be available
from 12:00noon on Friday, 9 December, until 7:30am on Tuesday, 13 December.
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Temporary Change of Office Hours
November 07, 2011
Please note that the Protect hours of operation have temporarily changed.
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Severance rates increase from 1 October 2011
October 01, 2011
On 1 October 2011, severance rates payable under the ETU (Vic) Contracting Enterprise Agreement, Rail Contracting Enterprise Agreement and the old “Victorian Building Industry Agreement” increased.
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Authorised unpaid leave
If a member is on authorised unpaid leave, the member’s insurance cover will continue for up to 28 days. As of day 29, the member will no longer be insured.
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Office Closed for Melbourne Cup
October 25, 2011
Protect office will be closed on Monday 31 October and will re open on Wednesday 2 November.
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Protect member statements
August 17, 2011
Protect half-year severance account statements began arriving in members’ letterboxes today.
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New Protect Injury & Illness policy brochure
August 17, 2011
The 2011-12 Protect Injury & Illness Insurance brochure is now available as a download or in hardcopy from Protect.
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New Genuine Redundancy tax-free limits
August 01, 2011
The Australian Taxation Office is increasing the tax free limits on genuine redundancy payments (effective from 1 July 2011).
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Protect iPhone app out now
May 17, 2011
Our free 'Protect' iPhone app is available now from the App Store. Download the 'Protect' app today to shine a light on your severance account balance and check your employer contributions are up to date. It's just another way Protect is setting the pace for industry severance schemes.
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Protect members now insured up to age 70
Protect members aged between 65 and 70 are now also insured for income protection (for injuries) benefits for up to 26 weeks. New exclusive benefits are now also available to Protect ETU financial members.
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Winner of 2011 Stewards Conference draw
May 19, 2011
Congratulations to Mark Baldi of Downer EDI, winner of the 2011 Stewards Conference draw. Mark won a $300 Big Four Holiday Parks voucher. Please contact Protect on 1300 344 249 to claim your prize.
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New operating hours at Protect
We have now extended our operating hours from 8:00 to 5:00pm to cater for our members and employers. Our contact centre is available to take your calls from 7:30 to 5:00pm on 1300 344 249.
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Protect office closed February 18 2011
The Protect office will be closed on Friday 18th February. Normal working hours will resume on Monday 21st February 2011.
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Login to ProtectNet currently unavailable
Protect is currently experiencing technical difficulties, which means that employers and members are currently unable to login into ProtectNet. We apologise for the inconvenience and our technicians are working hard to resolve the problem
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Login to ProtectNet is NOW available
Employers and members can now login to ProtectNet. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Protect member statements
Member statements have been posted and should be delivered within the week.
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