Member Assistance

A Health Professional working in the public sector has gained an extra eight years of service towards their Long Service Leave entitlement with assist...

A series of workplace meetings are being held in regional centres to discuss issues for Health Professionals. So far in January, meetings have been h...

The VHPA has been successful in obtaining the equivalent of approximately 20 weeks pay for a Health Professional employed at a public sector medical c...

The VHPA has been successful in obtaining a payment of 17 weeks pay for a Health Professional who was unfairly dismissed by their employer. The membe...

Vigorous intervention by the VHPA has forced The Alfred to retract proposed changes to the physiotherapy service in the Burns Unit. The proposal woul...

Are you being paid correctly? How can you check if your employer has passed on your latest pay increase or whether you are getting the right allowance...

Members no longer have to pay any excess if they make a claim under the VHPA’s new Professional Indemnity Insurance policy. The VHPA is pleased to ...

Quick work by the VHPA put the proposed job cuts by the Red Cross Blood Service under the media spotlight last week. In a rare example of negative co...

Reclaim some work/life balance! Are you a slave to your smartphone? Do you struggle to juggle work demands with the school run? Are you stressed abo...

Documents obtained by the VHPA reveal that 70 Grade 3,4 and 5 positions are to be made redundant in a massive loss of skilled roles for Health Profess...

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...

Savings from a decision to no longer offer a Bereavement Benefit to members will go towards a major upgrade of individual representation, workplace or...

Is your workplace telling you they're closing at Xmas (or Easter) and that you'll "have" to take leave? If so, please call VHPA Member Assist - ph 13...

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...

Complaints by two employees have led to calls for changes to Barwon Health’s grievance policy. As reported by the Geelong Advertiser (19/10/13), ...

Bullying is repeated unreasonable behaviour towards you as an employee or as part of a group of employees. You can be bullied by a supervisor or by a...

Know your rights: union members and delegates Did you know that your right to join and be represented by the VHPA is protected by law? Under the Fair...

Portability of entitlements Recently we have received several queries from members whose employers have refused to recognise their prior service when ...

Sick leave... Is your manager insisting on a Medical Certificate when you are sick? This is a common issues for many Heath Professionals and particul...

After repeated complaints by the VHPA to Barwon Health, the HR Director has stepped in to oversee the resolution of the ongoing payroll problems. The...

A COMPREHENSIVE program of regional visits to ensure Health Professionals across Victoria have direct access to their VHPA Organiser will continue thi...

Alarm bells have been ringing for staff at Melbourne Health after a change to the leave policy which limits the use statutory declarations as acceptab...

ANOTHER employer, the Red Cross, has advised they will no longer support payroll deductions of union fees for their employees. If you are one of the ...

A SUCCESSFUL case by the VHPA before the Fair Work Commission last week has won a member a massive $7000 back-pay. The VHPA’s industrial team succe...

Members are now able to access free legal advice services from Australia’s leading industrial and personal injury law firm, Maurice Blackburn. Goo...

Barwon Health employees have had their car tyres slashed as a result of parking restrictions introduced at the McKellar Centre in Geelong. Fees of up...

In another win for transparency and fairness in the workplace, a Biomedical Engineering redundancy at the Royal Children’s has been withdrawn for a ...