13 Feb 2014
Bargaining continues at the Epworth Hospital with management presenting a revised offer to members earlier this week.
The VHPA is holding a series of...
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Nine Victorian Community Health Centres are in the process of voting on a non-Union, management-offered Enterprise Agreement. The proposed Agreement i...
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06 Feb 2014
Enterprise bargaining at Lake Imaging Geelong is now underway. The parties have thus far met twice and plan to meet on a regular basis.
Members deser...
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A proposed real pay cut for staff of major x-ray and diagnostics provider Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) is appalling hypocrisy considering company...
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An outcry over the failure to allow Community Health Professionals to vote confidentially in an upcoming Enterprise Agreement ballot has led to a chan...
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Constructive talks were held this morning with the VHIA over the Classification Review and the VHPA’s strong concerns regarding the need to maintain...
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Members in Community Health are being urged to reject a proposed Enterprise Agreement (EA) that would see them become the worst paid Health Profession...
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22 Jan 2014
Epworth are overstating the value of their latest pay offer and Health Professionals (HPs) should be sceptical of the figures management has provided ...
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A mass meeting of Delegates this week means the VHPA’s Community Health campaign will start 2014 with a bang.
Community Health Delegates have been ...
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15 Jan 2014
A pre-Xmas online poll resulted in a clear message from members at Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) for the VHPA to start moves towards industrial ...
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A recent conciliation before the Fair Work Commission over the Public Sector Reclassification Review has left the ball firmly in the court of the Vict...
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The Fair Work Commission has delayed a move by the VHPA to take industrial action at several Community Health Services.
Shortly before the holiday br...
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A conciliation meeting between the VHPA and the VHIA will occur on Friday over the ‘Better Structures, Better Care’ Classification Review for the ...
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** Public Sector Health Professionals - Special Update**
VHPA goes to Fair Work over Better Structures, Better Care Review
The VHPA has...
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An opinion expressed by the Fair Work Commission in favour of the employers and against the VHPA has shown the need to improve the drafting of key cla...
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VHPA members at Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) are getting fed up with the response of management and are being surveyed as to what types of indust...
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27 Nov 2013
Health Professionals at Ramsay Health Care a can look forward to a 3.5% pay increase in mid-December (back-paid to the first full-pay pay period comme...
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Health Professionals at Yooralla have not had a pay rise for more than two years despite the major disability service provider trumpeting a surplus of...
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Pictured above are Community Health members getting the message out to colleagues and management at the mass meeting - from left, Lisa Magnusson, ...
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As mentioned in last week's newsletter, Epworth management is playing hardball in its response to the log of claims that was recently presented by the...
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Did you know?
Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists are being paid less than Dietitians, Audiologists and Psy...
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The Fair Work Commission has set Tuesday 3 December as the date for hearing the dispute regarding the pay rise delay for Health Professionals in the p...
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Big pay rises are due this week for Health Professionals at Healthscope and South East Palliative Care (SEPC).
Health Professionals (HPs) can expect ...
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08 Nov 2013
Here is a brief update on the progress we are making with the Enterprise Agreements the VHPA has been working on this year:
Barwon CASA
Negotiations...
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If you have been experiencing unfair and potentially unlawful restrictions on your access to personal leave, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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31 Oct 2013
Last week’s HP Update exposed the fact that Health Professionals in the public sector were experiencing a delay in their pay rise that was due from...
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Many Health Professionals in the public sector are still waiting for their pay rise that was due from 1 October.
Under the current Public Health Sect...
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Health Professionals at South East Palliative Care will get at least $5,915 in back pay and a lump sum as soon as their new VHPA-negotiated Enterprise...
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16 Oct 2013
Members at Healthscope recently voted on their new Enterprise Agreement and the result was a unanimous YES.
Unfortunately, an error on behalf of Heal...
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In a few weeks time it will be three years since Community Health Professionals last had a pay rise. This is an appalling anniversary the VHIA and Com...
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02 Oct 2013
Pay rise due
If you work in the public health sector, don’t forget to check your next pay slip to make sure you have received your latest pay rise.
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02 Oct 2013
First Epworth EA negotiation meeting
The first Epworth EA negotiation meeting was held last week with the VHPA team submitting our log of claims to m...
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Health Professionals working in the public health sector will soon gain a number of improvements from the long-awaited Clause 11 Classification Review...
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Health Professionals at Healthscope can look forward to a total pay rise of an estimated $13,000 under a proposed new Enterprise Agreement (EA).
The ...
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11 Sep 2013
Health Professionals at Healthe Care have won early access to Long Service Leave after a protracted but ultimately successful campaign by the Union.
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Members’ logs of claims for the Enterprise Agreement have now been served on ten individual Community Health Centres (CHCs).
These Centres have ele...
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26 Aug 2013
Besides the Community Health sector, the VHPA is engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of members with several other employers. Below is an updat...
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12 Aug 2013
If you work at Epworth HealthCare we want your views and ideas.
We are currently surveying all Health Professionals at Epworth to collect feedback ab...
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The latest pay offer by Community Health management would be an unfair rip-off with VHPA members ending up getting $5,000 a year less than similarly q...
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Statements made by management about long service leave that appear to be misleading are one of several reasons why the Fair Work Commission should rej...
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22 Jul 2013
In a major step towards negotiating a long-overdue Enterprise Agreement (EA), the VHPA served a log of claims on Yooralla management last Friday. Top ...
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22 Jul 2013
The Community Health Centre (CHC) Campaign continues to gather momentum with more Centres electing Health Professionals Delegates and work underway at...
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Health Professionals working for Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) have achieved curbs on extended work hours thanks to intervention by the VHPA.
The...
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NEGOTIATIONS for improvements to job conditions, rates of pay, retention and career paths for public sector Health Professionals are in a final stage....
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Discussions on the long-overdue Enterprise Agreement (EA) for Community Health Professionals have reached an impasse, with the employers’ bargaining...
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Members are being advised to reject another attempt by management of Healthe Care to push through a sub-standard Enterprise Agreement (EA) in the ball...
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What’s the value of union collective bargaining? More than $9000 a year in your pocket, as well as better conditions and respect for your rights.
A...
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Negotiations for more than twelve different Enterprise Agreements (EA) are either underway or soon to start. These Agreements will determine the pay a...
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Newly-elected delegates from around nine community health centres met on Tuesday this week to discuss plans for their Enterprise Agreement campaigns. ...
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More than 160 health professionals attended a recent round of meetings in over 25 Community Health Centres (CHC) to discuss the current Enterprise Agr...
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If you work at HealtheCare sites it is urgently important you get involved in the union to protect your pay and conditions. A recent attempt by Heal...
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13 May 2013
Your union membership provides you with industrial representation all year round, not just when Enterprise Agreements are being negotiated. There are ...
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13 May 2013
Members at St John of God win 3.25% backdated pay rise
Congratulations to members at St John of God Health Care who recently voted in favour of their ...
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02 Feb 2013
Until recently, the Community Health sector was covered by the Public Health Sector Agreement. However, the stand-alone Community Health centres were ...
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Negotiations continue to resolve issues surrounding the $15 million attached to the Public Sector EBA. The original agreement, which included provisio...
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24 Dec 2012
On 24 December Craig McGregor met with Cabrini health professional members to discuss and draft a log of claims for bargaining. Members were very enga...
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