Healthscope Agreement Voted Up!
Psychologists and Dietitians at Healthscope have voted to approve their new EBA, featuring a range of significant wins. Once approved by the Fair Work Commission, these employees will get the benefits of: Annual pay rises backdated to 2021, for a total of 13% through to 2025; An extra week of annual leave per year; Earlier access to Long Service Leave, phased in over the life of the agreement; Improved Psychology classifications,...
Update on Gender Undervaluation
We are continuing to work hard on the gender undervaluation case before the Fair Work Commission to deliver substantial increases to minimum rates of pay for health professionals, on the basis of undervaluation of their skills and qualifications due to gendered bias. Members will have heard recent news about major pay rises for nurses, early childhood educators and various other professions for similar gender-based reasons. Correcting...
Gender Undervaluation in the Spotlight
Last year the Fair Work Commission released an important study into the undervaluation of feminised occupations, what would be considered as traditionally “women’s work”. It’s an important study as it considers the potential undervaluation of such work rather than focussing on the gender pay gap. The study touched on many of the occupations members are employed in like Medical Laboratory Scientists (particularly lab technicians many...