Amalgamated Union of Public Employees

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• Amalgamated Union of Public Employees
• Induction Talk

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Welcome

• The Union in NUS, AUPE
• extend our warmest welcome to our new colleagues
  in NUS

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Our AUPE Motto

• Unity and Strength through United Action

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The Union represent

• their members, protect their interest by
• providing group representations in Collective
  Agreement on wages.
• terms and conditions of employment.
• assist members in work grievances/ disputes.

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Members Benefits

• Social
• Welfare
• Recreation
• Training

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Social Benefits (I)

• NTUC Link card - membership card which can be
  used to accumulate link points from participating
  outlets. Link points can be used to redeem
  vouchers, gifts or purchases at a discount.

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Social Benefits (II)

• NTUC Fairprice be a Fairprice members and shop
  at Fairprice to earn attractive rebates and link
  points.
• NTUC Childcare, NTUC Eldercare and NTUC
  Healthcare.
• Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle discounts on
  health screening package.
• Scholarship for members children.

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Welfare Benefits (I)

• Free Insurance Coverage for Union Members from
  Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF Gift Plus)
  ranging from 4,500 (natural cause) to 30,000
  (accident) for death and Permanent Total
  Disability.
• Extend coverage of 500 to spouse of members for
  death and Permanent Total Disability.
• Terms and conditions applies.

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Welfare Benefits (II) AUPE Mutual Aid Schemes

• Payment for
• Hospitalisation of member - 30 for first 10 days
  and 40 thereafter.
• Death of parents - 150 each
• Death of Children - 75 per child, limited to two
  children

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Welfare Benefits (III)

• Join AUPE Multi-Purpose Co-operatives to enjoy
• Good returns in savings.
• Low interest on loans.
• Hospitalisation benefits.
• AUPE/AUPE Co-op Study Awards for your children.

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Recreation Benefits (I)

• NTUC Club / NTUC Resorts free admission to NTUC
  club (six club houses 2 resorts). Attractive
  discounts at the resorts chalets and Escape
  Theme Park and Wild Wild Wet.

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Recreation Benefits (II)

• NTUC Club Sports and Wellness healthy
  activities like trekking, day trips, enrichment
  courses etc.
• Special rates for overseas chalets hotels
  through SLF.
• AUPE Holiday Flats at Changi Point from as low as
  60 for 5D/4N stay.
• AUPE Sports and Recreation Club.

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In the competitive environment we live in, we
need to constantly upgrade and improve our skills
in order to stay relevant to our working and
social needs.
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Training Benefits

• Skills Redevelopment Programme (SRP)
• NTUC Education and Training Fund (N-ETF)
• NTUC Surrogate Employers Programme (SEP)
• Scholarship for Union Members
• Schemes are to enable members to remain
  relevant, employable with their upgraded skills
  and enhance career prospect.

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Membership

• All working person can be union members except
  personnel in MINDEF, SAF, Police, Civil Defence
  and CISCO.
• Ordinary Members
• Enjoy full representation and union benefits.
• Eligibility Job schemes listed in the
  Collective Agreement. Not in management or a
  professional
• General Branch Members
• Enjoy full union benefits, partial
  representation and advice on employment matters.

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Subscriptions

• Monthly Union Subscription 8
• Monthly Mutual Aid Scheme Subscription 2
  (deducted twice a year)
• A yearly payment of 8 to Singapore Labour
  Foundation (SLF)
• All Subscriptions are paid through GIRO

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We Invite you to join the Union

• Over 400,000 workers in Singapore are union
  member.
• About 1,500 or 79 workers in NUS are union
  member.

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Special Thanksto Office of Human Resources, NUS
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Thank YouQuestions Answers

• Presented by
• Chiam Tow Jong
• Email mpectj_at_nus.edu.sg

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Links

• AUPE NUS Homepage http//sunsite.nus.edu.sg/aupe
  
• AUPE Homepage http//www.aupe.org.sg
• AUPE Co-operatives http//www.aupeco-op.org.sg/
  
• NTUC Homepage http//www.ntuc.org.sg
• NTUC Club http//www.ntucclub.com/
• NTUC Link - http//www.ntuclink.com.sg/
• NTUC Fairprice - http//www.fairprice.com.sg/
• Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) -
  http//www.slf.gov.sg
• Skills Redevelopment Programme -
  http//www.srp.org.sg/index.html
• NTUC Education And Training Fund
• (N-ETF) - http//www.ntuc.org.sg/training/NETF_int
  ro.html