Construction workers and their unions have fought for and achieved a number of innovative services to benefit members. Follow the links below for contact details and websites of our main construction industry service providers.
Additionally, CFMEU Branches offer a range of other benefits to financial members, including:
- ambulance cover
- childcare benefit on death of spouse
- discounted holiday accommodation
- free or discounted dental accident treatment, eye glasses, hearing tests
- free or discounted legal services
- funeral benefits
- journey cover
- sickness or accident insurance
- travel insurance.
Not all of these are available from each Branch. Contact your local CFMEU Branch for details of what's on offer in your state or territory or Find your Branch website on the home page here.
Drug and Alcohol treatment
'Drugs or Alcohol? Not at work!' is the slogan of the construction industry Drug and Alcohol program that is available to all CFMEU members.
The program has been developed since the 1980s, by construction workers for construction workers. The emphasis is on maintaining safety on construction sites and putting workers with drug or alcohol problems in touch with appropriate treatments.
More info on the 'Drugs or Alcohol? Not at work!' services in your state or territory.
Insurance
Incolink Accident & Illness Benefits Program
For building and construction workers in South Australia
Effective 1 January 2024, Windsor Management Insurance Brokers (Windsor) is assisting employers meet their current EBA requirements for workers. Windsor has been managing the Group Income Protection needs of Incolink employer and worker members for over 30 years. Visit wmib.com.au.
Long Service Leave
Construction workers are entitled to accumulate the time spent working for different employers and claim paid Long Service Leave at the end of seven or 10 years.
Make sure you are registered with the Long Service Leave authority in your state or territory and give your registration number to each new employer you work with.
Read more & Contacts for Long Service Leave schemes.
Redundancy
The construction industry Redundancy Funds are a joint union and employer initiative, providing security of payment for employees' entitlements. Workers can claim these entitlements when retrenched or laid off at the end of a job with nothing on the horizon.
For more information and contacts for the national ACIRT and state-based Redundancy Funds. Contacts.
Superannuation
Cbus Super is the industry super fund for more than 910,000 workers who help shape Australia, no matter what their industry. Created in 1984 by workers for workers, we manage around $90 billion in members’ funds* making us one of the largest super funds in Australia.
Despite our size, we haven’t forgotten where we came from and why we’re here. We are a proud industry super fund, representing hard-working Australians.
If you have any questions, we can help. Call us on 1300 361 784 or visit cbussuper.com.au