Reproductive Health Leave
In 2020, Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) began the Reproductive Health Leave campaign to ensure any person, regardless of their reproductive health challenges, can fully and meaningfully participate in work, and in turn are afforded the social and economic security they rightfully deserve. Today on World Sexual Health Day, we are pushing to see RHL go national for all workers, and we need your support! Learn more about our...
Holding Public Health Services to Account!
Matt and Conor were in the Fair Work Commission holding Public Health services to account about providing key pieces of information required by our EBA as part of genuine consultation over Pathology Network...
Delegates are vital to Unions
Delegates are vital to Unions, whether it’s ours or any other union. Here’s why we love them! They play critical roles within Unions by being a source of information for members in their workplace, speaking with new staff about the Union and making sure members know what’s happening and what opportunities exist to get involved. They are often the first point of contact for someone who needs assistance with a workplace issue or to...
Right to Disconnect
From today, workers across the country have a new right in the Fair Work Act. The new law is called the ‘Employee Right to Disconnect’. This new law is designed to protect workers who do not wish to engage with the workplace outside their working hours. Our Union has proudly campaigned for the last decade for “No Pay No Way”. Why? Because we believe it’s important to protect work/life balance. What is changing and...
Are budget constraints impacting you?
We know budget constrains are having an impact. But we don’t know the extent of those impacts. To-date we have heard about recruitment freezes for new colleagues. We know there are freezes on hiring staff to fill vacancies and there have been instances where members’ requests for professional development have been rejected, including where such requests were initially approved and then revoked. These are only the impacts that we know...
Member benefits
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Members Rewards
By becoming a member of the MSAV, VPA Inc or AHP you can access a great range of additonal benefits. And they’re not just about making sure your salary and working conditions are protected...
Legal services & financial advice
Membership of the MSAV, VPA Inc or AHP means you can access important legal services and financial advice all designed to make your life easier and better. Find out more or call the Union.
Wages & working conditions
Being a member of the MSAV, VPA Inc or AHP means you’re joining with thousands of other people working across Victoria to make sure your salary and working conditions are protected...