If you could sit down with the federal government and the bosses of Australia, what would you say about the health, care and support workforce? Next month, unions have the opportunity to do just that: for the views and experiences of workers to be heard loud and clear. And we want to make sure your…
Slater and Gordon Lawyers regularly deliver workshops and information sessions covering a range of issues that Unions tackle. These sessions help us better understand the application of relevant legislation, how they intersect with industrial laws, and our Enterprise Agreements. One of the big issues we tackle is that of sexual harassment at work. It is…
A member was injured at work due to heavy equipment being used in a way it wasn’t intended to be used. The heavy equipment was meant to stay in one place and be wheeled around a room. Instead of purchasing more units, the hospital instructed our members to take them to different floors and parts…
Your Union spends a bit of time in the Fair Work Commission enforcing members’ entitlements. Most often, when we have an industrial dispute and end up in the Commission, one conference with a tribunal member is enough for common sense to prevail and a resolution to be reached. Sometimes, it’s a longer slog and we…
Recently a significant report investigating the costs and benefits of implementing a universal Reproductive Health Leave entitlement in Australia was released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre. The report makes for interesting reading and clearly shows that providing universal Reproductive Health Leave provides a net benefit to workers and to business. The report indicates the…
The Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on its investigation into the gender-based undervaluation of work in a handful of the disciplines covered by our Union. It is not an understatement to say that this has been a huge case in which our Union played a big role last year. While lots of details…
With Lisa moving on to new opportunities, this created vacancies for MSAV Assistant Secretary, HSU Vic No. 4 Branch Assistant Secretary and VPA Secretary. We’re pleased to let you know that committees have determined that Conor Serong will fill these positions for the remainder of their terms. Many of you will already know Conor from…
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…
