We wish to advise members that the respective committees have taken the decision to increase membership fees by around 2% from 1 July. Each year membership fees increase, and we endeavour to keep that increase as modest as possible and generally in line with wage increases for our biggest cohorts of members. We understand that,…
Fixing gender-based undervaluation in the Health Professionals and Support Services Award Quick Navigation Links Background The Fair Work Commission identified a number of nationwide sectors that are female-dominated, and susceptible to gender-based undervaluing in terms of the minimum wages that apply. This undervaluation arose from the first work to determine minimum wages, with those in…
Last night (14 November) the Medical Scientists Association of Victoria (MSAV) held its Annual General Meeting. Along with the meeting there was an update given to all members of the MSAV, VPA and AHP about Public Sector bargaining which is due to commence in 2025. It was a terrific evening with members coming together to…
Unfortunately, management at Lifeblood seemed to be following in the footsteps of Melbourne Pathology and refusing to acknowledge the unique workforce they have. However, Lifeblood’s management have decided they want to alienate their entire workforce with dud deals. Members at Lifeblood are working stave off a proposed amalgamation of over five Enterprise Agreements, which would…
The Annual General Meeting of the Association of Hospital Professionals will be held by Zoom at 12.30 pm on Tuesday 26 November. Members can access the following meeting documents by clicking on the links: Agenda Minutes of the last AGM Financial Report
While it seems like a long time away, it will be Christmas and the end of 2024 before you know it. If you’re seeking to put in place Flexible Working Arrangements for the new year, the best thing you can do is to start having these conversations about Flexible Working Arrangements now with your team…
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. Reproductive health issues can affect anybody, at any stage of their…
Quick Navigation Links About 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. Reproductive health issues can affect anybody, at…
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 West.
Over the past decades staff reductions forced through budget cuts has caused workloads to steadily increase. Health managers have long stopped thinking about how we cope with extra work. We are just expected to do more and more work in the same amount of time. In 2015, hundreds of thousands of hours of unpaid time…
