A Health Professional working in the public sector has gained an extra eight years of service towards their Long Service Leave entitlement with assistance from the VHPA. Her employer recently told the member that she would not have any [...]
A series of workplace meetings are being held in regional centres to discuss issues for Health Professionals. So far in January, meetings have been held in Bendigo and Shepparton, with others planned for Ballarat next Monday and [...]
The VHPA has been successful in obtaining the equivalent of approximately 20 weeks pay for a Health Professional employed at a public sector medical centre who was incorrectly classified. The member in question had been incorrectly [...]
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 member was employed at a public hospital and was terminated on the basis of alleged [...]
Vigorous intervention by the VHPA has forced The Alfred to retract proposed changes to the physiotherapy service in the Burns Unit. The proposal would have had a negative impact on long-serving staff in the Unit, possibly leading to a [...]
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? The first thing you need to look out for is a correctly presented payslip. Under [...]
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 announce the zero excess following a review of all insurance policies that had been [...]
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 coverage for the Blood Service, The Age Online publicly exposed the plan to de-skill its [...]
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 about working more or less hours than you want to? The fact is, a poor work/life balance [...]
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 Professionals at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. The major restructure is due to [...]
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 have now been completed at Barwon CASA, with the Agreement to go out to vote shortly. [...]
Savings from a decision to no longer offer a Bereavement Benefit to members will go towards a major upgrade of individual representation, workplace organising and services. The $10,000 Bereavement Benefit was payable to families [...]