VAHPA News – Our latest updates

After years of union campaigning, it will now be easier cost-wise for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to pursue legal action against p...

The Reproductive Health Leave (RHL) campaign fights to ensure any person, regardless of their reproductive health challenges, can fully and meaningful...

On Friday Health Ministers met with Martin Fletcher, CEO of Ahpra, to discuss options to make registration more affordable during parental leave ...

The state of public health in Victoria is dire. The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) strongly condemns the severe funding cut...

This week is Reconciliation Week in Australia.  Reconciliation is about coming together, to tell the truth about the past, to heal, to give up...

The hospital system will come under increasing stress as the current wave worsens, particularly in relation to higher levels of staff leave because of...

Join the call to action for fair and equitable registration fees! Healthcare workers deserve fair and equitable registration fees. Ahpra and th...

It is with sadness that VAHPA announces the resignation of our long-term President Cheryl O’Connor. Cheryl, a Medical Imaging Technologist, has been...

The 2024 – 25 Victorian state budget, pitched as the Helping Families budget, was tabled in parliament yesterday. On the surface the budget appears ...

The Federal Government’s announcement of a $319.50 weekly payment for nurses, midwives, teachers, and social workers is mere tinkering with a broken...

May Day is a global day on 1 May each year to celebrate our victories as a movement, commemorate our defeats and dream of a better world to come.   ...

Each year we gather to remember the workers who were killed at work and reaffirm our commitment to making workplaces safer. The International Worke...

The Victorian State Labor Government has made a shameful deal with the Liberal State Opposition to reduce injured workers rights and benefits under Wo...

As AHPs, we know from experience that inequity continues to be the reality in the workplace. Whether that’s through the distribution of wealth, c...

Finding the Money will screen Friday 8th March 2024 at 7pm, Solidarity Hall, Victorian Trades Council. It is said by many politicians and economist...

The month of February is time to elevate public awareness about ovarian cancer, which is very difficult to treat at later stages. According to the ...

This 26 January, VAHPA stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people in their struggle for self-determination, autonomy, an...

The Department of Health has issued an update to advise health services regarding the COVID-19 JN.1 variant. The following is advice from the Departme...

Andrew Hewat, from the Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association, was recently interviewed by Channel 9 and has spoken out on the unrelenting ...

VAHPA continues to oppose changes being pushed by government through the Workcover Scheme Modernization bill 2023. It is our view that these changes w...

The Health System Response (HSR) was escalated to Stage Two, effective from 11:59pm Friday 3 November 2023.  This escalation is base...

This week VAHPA members at Lake Imaging Ballarat took a two hour work stoppage as part of organised Protected Action. Many passing drivers supporte...

*Please note this applies to Public Sector Employees only. Please contact VAHPA for guidance if you are not a public sector employee.* The arrival of...

The ABC  is currently running a series of programs on Whistle Blowers. Last week's episode featured VAHPA Secretary Craig McGregor, who uncove...

This week - 9-15 October - is Podiatry Week, promoting a national awareness of the Podiatry profession and the many ways Podiatrists support the healt...

October 31 - better known for Halloween - is also Rattle Ya Bones Day, a National Day of Awareness for all muscle, bone, and joint conditions.  Th...

Welcome to Mental Health Week - 7th to 15th October 2023! Mental Health Week and World Mental Health Day are important annual events that remind us...

The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) condemns the decision made by Victorian Government to end Special Paid Leave for healthc...

Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) members at Coles and Woolworths Supermarkets have been trying to negotiate with the multi-billion dollar s...

VAHPA stands in solidarity with National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members taking strike action across Victoria and nationally. This wee...

Yes, but we demand more and better. VAHPA stands with First Nations communities in their ongoing struggle for self-determination. We acknowledge...

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World Physiotherapy Day reflects on the vital work Physiotherapists do to improve the health of people with a wide range of health conditions. The...

*Press Release* Melbourne, 30 August 2023 — The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) has condemned the recent announcement m...

As per The Age - "A young Victorian doctor has won a wage theft case against Peninsula Health, a victory lawyers say will set a precedent for thousand...

On Friday, the Victorian Government announced that new homes and new public buildings, including hospitals (not already in design phase) will be gas-f...

VAHPA Executive Officer Andrew Hewat has written an article for Croakey Media, urging a new approach to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 aftershocks that i...

VAHPA Executive Officer Andrew Hewat was interviewed recently by WIN News regarding the significant and troubling vacancies in Regional Health Centres...

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VAHPA Executive Officer Andrew Hewat was interviewed today by ABC Radio regarding the more than five hundred vacancies in health jobs across Shepparto...

With the cessation of the Pandemic Orders last October 2022, the Victorian State Government has taken a more hands-off approach to Covid controls in h...

At Monday night’s VAHPA Branch Committee of Management meeting, the following resolution was endorsed: “The Committee endorses the following co...

Excerpt from Croakey Health Media referencing VAHPA Radiation Therapist survey and quotes from VAHPA Assistant Secretary John Ryan; Medical radiation ...

On the 25th May, VAHPA and all other public sector unions sent a letter to the relevant Government Ministers regarding public sector health services p...

This week is Reconciliation Week in Australia.  It is a time, but not the only one, to come to terms with the ongoing impact of European Colon...

VAHPA is proud to have contributed to the newly erected statue of stalwart trade union activist, feminist and defender of equality, Melbourne born Zel...

Mary-Anne Thomas Minister for Health Minister for Health Infrastructure Minister for Medical Research      &nbs...

On 17 May, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), workers demand equal, inclusive and safe workplaces for all,...

On the 4th May 2023, Minister for NDIS Bill Shorten was interviewed by ABC Radio. The Minister made some comments about the scheme and providers of se...

In response to the continued reduction in Covid hospitalisations from a peak of 750 on 29 December 2022 to 161 on 29 January 2023, the government...

Cabrini AHPs Need Your Help! VAHPA Members at Cabrini Health have been engaged in bargaining since May 2022 seeking to improve pay and conditions. ...

With the escalating Covid wave leading to increased pressure on the health system, through rapidly rising hospitalisations and furloughing rates, the ...

See updated Department of Health PPE guidance here: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): specific recommendations for COVID-19...

Your new Enterprise Agreement takes effect TODAY, Friday 18 November - some common FAQs are below Today marks a milestone in your employment&n...

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Voting timeline: Sunday, 16 October 9:00am: Ballot opens - the ballot will be run electronically by a third-party provider, Elections Australi...

Scheduled quadrennial elections for HSU Branch Officers, Branch Committee of Management, Branch Delegates to National Council, and National Officers w...

National Cabinet’s decision on Friday 30 September 2022 means the end for mandatory isolation for anyone testing positive for COVID-19, from 14 Octo...

VAHPA Members are engaged in Protected Industrial Action at Lifeblood and Yooralla. Members at Lifeblood staged their first stoppage and event on...

A proposal on how bargaining for a new Community Health Agreement will be negotiated is currently being put to employers by their representatives, the...

We know there's a bit of "survey fatigue" out there, however the Victorian Government has recently launched a survey for health professionals working ...

Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre is seeking to understand experiences of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.Have you experi...

The recent results declared by the Australian Electoral Commission confirm that the Clean Sweep ticket was elected unopposed. Your new VAHPA Branch...

VAHPA is thrilled to announce the launch of the Workplace Climate and Wellbeing survey 2022. Twelve months after the successful collaboration ...

Enterprise Agreement workplace meetings starting soon Things are moving along quickly with your new EA! As anticipated, drafting was completed o...

Media Release date: Tuesday 30 August 2022 Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) The Victorian Allied Health Professionals A...

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VAHPA is a democratic community of Allied Health Professionals. The government, management, and the control of the affairs of VAHPA (officially des...

VAHPA is proud to announce the launch of our Members’ Solidarity Fund on 30 March 2022. When VAHPA Members are bargaining for a new or replacemen...

On Monday 14 February, VAHPA Members at I-MED VIC staged a historic half-day, all-sites stoppage. Around 60 VAHPA Members gathered at the People's Pat...

Although there was a significant drop from February to March, COVID-19 case numbers have begun to rise again. And as more and more people test positiv...

The ongoing struggle to find suitable clinical placements for Allied Health students through the current Omicron/Code Brown surge has led the Departme...

VAHPA statement on PPE guidelines and shortages One of the most contentious issues amidst the COVID-19 pandemic for Allied Health Professionals has...

Which Way Out? Health Care, Economics, and the Endgame Australia has deferred, temporarily at least, what looked to have been our worst health cris...

JobKeeper Information for Allied Health Professionals Introduction VAHPA understand that many of our members are in workplaces which are not eli...

Changes to Your Employment & COVID-19 Allied Health Professionals are strongly advised to contact the Victorian Allied Health Professionals Ass...

“Let Them Die.” Health versus the “Economy” In late March 2020, The Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Matthews, made an argument: old peopl...

Department of Health: COVID-19 Letter to Allied Health Professionals The Federal Government Department of Health Deputy Secretary Lisa Studdert add...

Stand down, leave and casuals Stand down The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) has stand down provisions, which are found at section 524 of the Act...

COVID-19 Disability Sector Response The Health Services Union (HSU) National Office has been representing the Victorian Allied Health Professionals...

SARS-CoV2 - Know the Facts The SARS-CoV-2 virus is of concern to all Victorian Allied Health Professionals (AHPs). As such it is important that we ...

COVID-19 Update for Allied Health Professionals Allied Health Professionals are on the frontline of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We diagnose, treat and...

Mildura Base Hospital to return to public hands Amidst a raft of public health cutbacks, sell-offs and rationalisations under Jeff Kennett’s Libe...

Mistrust in retail super sees industry super funds grow A recent report in The New Daily examined a trend of superannuation fund members desert...

Opposing the Ensuring Integrity Bill The Ensuring Integrity Bill quite clearly represents the biggest attack on unions, union members, and working...

Allied Health Action on Climate Change VAHPA strongly encourages all Allied Health Professionals to join the next student-led Global #ClimateStrik...

Action on Finger Scanning The response to the recent VAHPA Finger Scanning survey has been overwhelming, with large numbers of respondents across a...

International Unionism: Solidarity and Salient Lessons It has been six days since Sepideh Gholian, and two other labour activists started their dr...

Community Health Update After the celebratory “Our Agreement’s been approved!!” cheers in all Agreements comes the follow up questions, usua...

Bargaining, Bargaining, Bargaining! We’re just over the halfway mark in the 2019 calendar year and we have a number of new Agreements completed a...

Finger-scanning to clock-on and off for Allied Health Professionals?! Biometric finger-scanners, for clocking on and off work, are already a re...

Are you an Allied Health student looking for work? We’re recruiting Campaign Organisers! If you’d like to work with VAHPA, we have paid Campaig...

Procedural Fairness - How VAHPA can help you Whilst it’s not likely the first thing on your mind when you go to work, many Allied Health Professi...

Survey about working with elderly people The University of NSW, Macquarie University and RMIT university are conducting a survey, commissioned by U...

Close Manus and Nauru – Bring Them Here – Rally July 20 VAHPA members are encouraged to attend the upcoming Refugee Action Collective (RAC...

Join VAHPA at the Victorian Healthcare Week Expo We are proud to support the Victorian Healthcare Week Expo, running on the 23-24 July, a...

Alfred Health Cloth-eared on Radiation Therapy restructure Alfred Health intends to roll out a new structure for its Radiation Oncology departments...

Community Health win! New agreement comes into operation The new Agreement for Allied Health Professionals working in Community Health has been a...

Global Green and Healthy Hospitals VAHPA is now a member of Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH), an international network of hospitals, healt...

VAHPA sponsors Speech Pathology seminar VAHPA was proud to sponsor the St Vincent’s Speech Pathology Subacute Seminar on June 21, and used the co...

Planning to Win? Sounds like a good idea There has been lots of training activity underway since courses resumed earlier this year. In addition t...

Change the Rules for Workers’ Rights – Rally: Wednesday, April 10 With the Federal Election approaching, a third big Change the Rules rally has...

VAHPA post-election report from the Australian Electoral Commission VAHPA is a democratic community of Allied Health Professionals. The scope and d...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – MARCH 1, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: 2019 VAHPA Elections Declared The Branch Committee of Management (BCOM) would lik...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – MARCH 1, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: Public Holidays Small Mercies Poorly Managed The VAHPA Member Assist Team deals ca...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – MARCH 1, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: Stand up for Climate Action - Students Strike for Climate Students will be wal...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – MARCH 1, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: VAHPA takes Alfred Health to the Fair Work Commission... again VAHPA and Alfre...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – FEBRUARY 7, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: ‣ New Community Health Agreement voted up ‣ Physiotherapists keep their Christmas...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – FEBRUARY 7, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: ‣ New Community Health Agreement voted up ‣ Physiotherapists keep their Christmas...

ALLIED HEALTH ACTIVIST – FEBRUARY 7, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: ‣ New Community Health Agreement voted up ‣ Physiotherapists keep their Christmas...

Allied Health Activist - February 7, 2019In this edition: ‣ New Community Health Agreement voted up ‣ Physiotherapists keep their Christmas br...

VAHPA Elections in 2019 - nominations open for two casual vacancies VAHPA is a democratic community of Allied Health Professionals and there is no ...

AABill spells bad news for the union movement VAHPA condemns the passing of the Assistance and Access Bill (the AABill) through the Australian Parliam...

UNION PROTESTS BARWON HEALTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING [caption id="attachment_10270" align="alignright" width="315"] Staff at Barwon Medical Imaging are...

[caption id="attachment_10213" align="alignright" width="315"] VAHPA members voted unanimously to reject Barwon Health's proposal to open its new mult...

On October 7, the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a sobering report on a 1.5°C hotter planet. At heart the report indicated ...

The next big Change The Rules rally, around the theme of wages, has been called for the 23rd of October. WHEN: Tuesday, October 23, 10.30am WHERE: Vi...

On 12 July VAHPA and the Victorian Hospitals’ Association (VHIA) reached in-principle agreement on a deal for a new enterprise agreement for stand-a...

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Close on 100 Victorian Allied Health Professionals downed tools today as part of VAHPA’s long-running Defending Community Health campaign. Workers ...

VAHPA members in Community Health are ramping up their campaign to achieve the strong agreement outcome that they have been fighting for. Allied Heal...

VAHPA is a democratic organization and as such we have regular elections. These take place once every four years, and 2018 is an election year. All 1...

The all new VAHPA Mobile App is now available for IOS and Android users. This long awaited technological update to our system will make it easier for ...

Yesterday, Australia’s Governor General, Peter Cosgrove, gave Royal Assent to the same-sex marriage bill and in doing so set the countdown for it to...

Are you missing team members? In most workplaces along with the usual “we’ll miss you!” when a colleague resigns, is the accompanying dread of �...

Quite a bit has been happening in the Community Health campaign both at the bargaining table and at your workplaces. And as we move towards the end of...

Pictured Above: VAHPA Secretary Craig McGregor with his partner Sarah and Vin Tagé at the VTHC Yes celebrations. a a As a union that stands for fai...

Pictured above - VAHPA Delegates   The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) is seeking a suitably qualified and committed m...

Your elected representatives, the Branch Committee of Management, met last night to finalise VAHPA’s audited annual financial report for the year en...

Unions have been the primary and most important means by which workers have been able to organise to protect their industrial interests and your right...

VAHPA and the rest of the Australian union movement at Pride March 2016.  Anyone who has read the VAHPA mission statement or has had anything at all...

Viking Women are famous for their success in defending themselves from maurading hordes. Freydis Eiriksdottir, pictured above, first gained notoriety ...

Twenty new and senior Allied Health jobs will be rolled out across the state as a result of successful negotiations between VAHPA and the Andrews Labo...

Allied Health Professionals in the Public Sector should start receiving their long overdue 2016 CPD Allowance payments in the coming weeks. This comes...

VAHPA has had yet another win for members. This time by compelling Victorian Public Hospitals to finalise all outstanding payments to members for ent...

The long-standing CDP Allowance dispute appears to have come to an end. On 1 August 2017, the Victorian Hospitals' Industrial Association (VHIA) backe...

One year ago today we stood in solidarity, some seven-hundred of us, to demand a fair and reasonable public sector agreement. And, as you will no doub...

Hundreds of members of the Health Workers Union (HWU) have voted in favour of taking protected industrial action across Dorevitch's Pathology services...

Three unions with a keen interest in climate change and social justice have joined forces to put on a screening of Michael Caton's highly rated short ...

Welcome to your VAHPA’s Bargaining Update that will fill you in on the work union staff and members have been doing to win improvements to wages and...

VAHPA is seeking Community Health Allied Health Professionals to volunteer for photos. All good campaigns need images, real and relevant images. In fa...

Today, Friday 7 July 2017, marks the launch of “Defending Community Health”, a forthright publicity campaign, set to run in parallel with VAHPA’...

What: An essential Community Health Mass Meeting When: Thursday 17 August at 6:30pm Where: Function Room of the City of Melbourne Bowls Club in Flagst...

It will probably come as no surprise that one of the key elements in ensuring that Allied Health Professionals enjoy all the entitlements in their Agr...

VAHPA is in the process of lodging a Protected Action Ballot application in an effort to bring bargaining at Regional Imaging Gippsland (RIG) to a suc...

On 2 May this year, your Branch Committee of Management welcomed Social Worker Kerri Felemonow to the office of Ordinary Member. Kerri’s governance...

When: 23 May, 12:30 pm Where: Medibank Head Office, 720 Bourke Street, DocklandsIn February this year, the massive not-for-profit health insurer HCF (...

The first Advanced Scope of Practice workshop for public sector Allied Health Professionals working in the Radiation and Imaging Stream is taking pla...

The State Government and Victorian Public Sector Commission are once again conducting the important People Matter Survey across Victorian public hospi...

We are very pleased to announce that the Fair Work Commission has approved our new Public Sector Enterprise Agreement. From 3 May 2017 the document is...

Members at St Vincent’s Private have endorsed an in-principle settlement for a new workplace agreement. The offer delivers 3% per annum pay rises ov...

VAHPA is a supporter of Healthy Futures, an organisation of health professionals, students and community members taking action to address climate chan...

BANDS - KIDS' RIDES - ACTIVIST SKILLS - FOOD - MARCH AND MORE! May Day is the International Day of Working People and working-class struggle. It comm...

Join VAHPA in demanding refugees and asylum seekers, particularly those in offshore detention camps, are treated fairly and humanely. Last year hundr...

Twenty exciting career advancement opportunities have been created out of the recent EBA negotiations with the Andrews State Government. Ten EFT Grade...

During Human Rights week in December 2016, more than 500 Victorian teachers wore refugee rights t-shirts to work. This action embarrassed the Turnbull...

VAHPA wishes all our members a safe and enjoyable Easter. For those lucky enough to have some time off, travel safe and we hope you get to spend some ...

The next union training course is just around the corner on May 9 & 10 (Tue & Wed).  If you are interested in attending this course, please r...

The first VAHPA Advanced Scope Workshop is on in 3 weeks!  Have you registered yet? The new Public Sector Agreement now recognises, for the first ti...

VAHPA is pleased to see strong Family Violence Leave clauses in many of our new Agreements. Have you ever wondered how this entitlement works on the g...

VAHPA will this year again be participating in the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on Sunday 9 April 2017. We can’t ignore the fact that ...

VAHPA will be marching in the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on April 9. If you would like to march with VAHPA, we will be meeting at the S...

Members will not be able to access their personal online login page (Member Portal) for 17 hours on Saturday—from midnight until 5pm. The shutdown ...

On Tuesday 14 March 2017, the Branch Committee of Management passed a resolution, in accordance with the Rules of the HSU and the VAHPA Democracy Poli...

While members are eagerly awaiting the new agreement and the payrise and backpay that will come with it, the new EA still sits with the Fair Work Comm...

Allied Health Professionals across the state are baulking at the idea of working public holidays without some assurance that they will be paid the app...

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a once-in-a-generation reform and it will have a significant impact on every worker in the disabili...

Following the great success of the first of our two-day courses in February, three further courses have been booked in as follows: May 9 & 10 May ...

The new Public Sector Agreement now recognises, for the first time, that Allied Health Professionals are working in the Advanced Practice space. This...

The Organisation The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) is an industry-based Union for Allied Health Professionals working in ...

VAHPA has taken the time to record a short 'Mission Statement' video. It is fantastic! Truly, it's wonderful! It's the best video!* Members and emplo...

VAHPA has taken the time to record a short 'Mission Statement' video. It is fantastic! Truly, its wonderful! Its the best video!* Members and employe...

Few of us want to spend time at work at those times culturally allocated to family, to watching the kids play, to chatting with friends or to relaxing...

Industrial action taken by VAHPA members at Yooralla has delivered a new agreement that ensures dedicated allied health professionals will be retained...

The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) is seeking a suitably qualified and committed member to fill the role of Ordinary Member...

The WRAW Festival is a week long celebration of Women’s Rights at Work starting 1 March! There are a wide range of events on including the Stop Gen...

VAHPA Members have rejected the latest enterprise agreement offer made by Ramsay Health Care and are quickly moving towards industrial action. “VAH...

VAHPA will be marching with the Victorian Trades Hall Council and Union contingent for this year's Midsumma Pride March. Please come along and show y...

The response to our Union Training article from last week has been terrific and has seen many AHPs register with us. A few spaces however remain ...

The Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) is running a one-day conference and skills training workshop entitled ‘Taking Action to Stop Gendered Viole...

The Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) is making a submission to the “Gender segregation in the workplace and its impacts on women’s economic eq...

2017 Midsumma Pride March Sunday 29 January. VAHPA will be marching with the Victorian Trades Hall Council and union contingent. Members we still ha...

The first of our 2017 Training Dates are set and filling fast.  These are the first 2-day courses VAHPA has conducted, facilitated by the paid Union ...

Public Sector Allied Health Professionals will no doubt be aware that the new Enterprise Agreement (voted up but yet to be formally approved by the Fa...

Do you ever consider one of your entitlements and think, “I’m not 100% sure how that works/ I wish I understood that better”? Lunch and Learns ...

The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission released a study report on the first stage of their inquiry into Human Services on 5 December 20...

Monash Uni has announced four new online post grad courses for medical radiation practitioners. Designed for those looking to upskill, progress to a ...

Some Public Sector employees have received their lump sum payment negotiated by VAHPA as part of the new enterprise agreement. If you haven’t then c...

VAHPA members are encouraged to take part in the Midsumma Pride March on Sunday 29 January. VAHPA will be marching with the Victorian Trades Hall Cou...

The Department of Health and Human Services is hosting the 2nd Victorian Allied Health Research Conference, to be held on Friday 31st March, 2017 a...

2016 has been another big year for VAHPA. In fact, it has been our most successful year to date. During the course of the year we successfully negoti...

The VHIA has today written to the payroll departments of all relevant public sector employers to confirm that the lump sum payment of $1561 (pro-rata ...

Are you an Occupational Therapist or a Social Worker with expertise in mental health? Do you have a strong view about attraction and retention issues?...

A herd of Physiosaurs celebrating the historic ballot outcome   The ballot has closed, the votes have been tallied up and the results are in…...

VAHPA members are encouraged to take part in the 22nd Midsumma Pride March on Sunday 29 January. VAHPA will be marching with the Victorian Trades Hal...

Public Sector Members are reminded that they need to vote ‘yes’ to give their recently negotiated Enterprise Agreement effect. VAHPA members work...

Fifty-five maintenance workers have successfully defended their wages and conditions after a long and successful union campaign. In June this year Ca...

The Public Sector ballot for the recently negotiated Allied Health Enterprise Agreement opens today. Together we have worked hard to achieve this out...

By now you should have received an email from your manager or HR department explaining the ballot process and providing a copy of the final agreement ...

The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that the only bargaining happening was in the Public Sector; however, this is not the case. VAHPA ...

VAHPA membership dues will increase on 1 January 2017. This measure is being implemented in accordance with a decision made by the Branch Committee of...

It’s AHPRA time again! And that means CPD time. There is no better way to top up those CPD points than by taking advantage of the HSU-CPD program. ...

Further to our recent e-News, we are pleased to advise that there are now confirmed dates for the next phase of our new Agreement! Your respective em...

  A fantastic new range of VAHPA t-shirts have been created. This includes a VAHPA Pride t-shirt supporting diversity in Allied Health and the b...

Members are encouraged to take a look at VAHPA’s annual financial report. As previously reported, the 2015 – 16 financial year has been another s...

VAHPA members can now access the Australian Unions Member Benefits Service. This service provides discounts on products and services such as: Movi...

Further to our recent e-News, VAHPA have been working with the VHIA to ensure that the Agreement is put to ballot as soon as possible.  We anticipate...

Frustrated allied health professionals consider resumption of industrial action in public sector. Frustrated VAHPA members are beginning to direct the...

VAHPA members who are registered with AHPRA will need to renew their registration by the end of November.  You can do so online here: http://www.ahpr...

VAHPA members at Yooralla have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking protected industrial action. With 100% voting Yes to taking action out of t...

VAHPA encourages members to stand in solidarity with vulnerable Victorians and our fellow health workers by protesting the Andrews Government’s move...

Members of the Health Workers Union (HWU) (HSU Vic No. 1 Branch) will be voting on their new public sector agreement over the coming weeks. The ballot...

Allied Health Professionals spend their working lives helping people and protecting their health. Meanwhile, Australia’s two largest health sector s...

Your Guide to Pay Rates It’s that time of the year again when people are starting to ask others what their plans are for Christmas or New Year’s ...

VAHPA audited General Purpose Finance Report now available to members. The 2015 – 16 financial year has been another successful one for VAHPA. Our s...

All Allied Health Professionals need Professional Indemnity Insurance. PII is one of those services that you will hopefully never need, but if you do,...

Above: Posters from our 2014 Community Health campaign. The VAHPA organising team has been out in force over recent weeks meeting with Allied Health P...

The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) is seeking a suitably qualified and committed member to fill the role of Ordinary Member...

Most Allied Health Professionals in Victoria are covered by Enterprise Agreements that allow them to provide a statutory declaration as evidence to ac...

The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) is seeking a suitably qualified and committed member to fill the role of Ordinary Member...

Public Sector Wage Outcomes VAHPA Members achieved an impressive wage outcome during the most recent round of public sector negotiations. The extent ...

The Final draft of the new Allied Health Public Sector Enterprise Agreement is now available to all members. The document has been uploaded to your pe...

Community Health Kicks Off! Community Health Members will be aware that the hard-fought Code Blue Public Sector Campaign concluded successfully last...

VAHPA and the Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association (VHIA) successfully concluded bargaining for a new Allied Health Enterprise Agreement at 1...

VAHPA, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Victorian Hospital’s Industrial Association (VHIA) continue to bargain in an attem...

The mass meeting of 04 August is now almost certain to be a stop work meeting. Five hours of bargaining today, for a new public sector Enterprise Agre...

VAHPA, the Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association and Department of Health and Human Services are meeting tomorrow in a last-ditch attempt to b...

VAHPA is seeking relevant Allied Health Professionals to complete its advanced scope of practice survey as a matter of urgency. The survey flows from...

  Much of the ground-breaking work in Jurassic marine life was done by palaeontologist Mary Anning. Sadly, her name and the importance of her wo...

“Actual photographic image of a heavily armed dinosaur circa 2027” Members have another date to add to their Code Blue event calendar, with a mass...

It has come to our attention that a number of members have raised concerns over the issue of backpay as part of the current public sector negotiations...

One very important part of our protected action is changing email signatures to a message in supporting the CODE BLUE campaign. Our successful protec...

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The Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) is seeking a suitably qualified and committed member to fill the role of Ordinary Member...

Pictured Above: Tim Flannery is best known for his extraordinary work around climate change and for being Australian of the year in 2007. But did you ...

Will industrial action impact patient care or safety? Our industrial action strategy has been carefully designed to ensure that patient care and safet...

Pictured above: Paleontologist Sir Richard Owen (1804 – 1892). Best remembered for coining the word Dinosauria meaning Terrible Reptile.   Bar...

Victorian public hospital workers are being urged to complete the People Matter Survey as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s new plan to address...

Allied Health Professionals are another step closer to taking industrial action. Yesterday we received confirmation of dates for the protected action ...

This afternoon the Fair Work Commission approved our Protected Action Ballot application, clearing the way for AEC ballots in 35 Public Sector hospita...

This Sunday afternoon VAHPA reached another important milestone—we signed up Member 4,000!  This is a significant increase, up 43% from January 201...

Following on from the direction of the VAHPA Mass Meeting last week, Protected Action Ballot Orders (PABO) have today been lodged with the Fair Work C...

YEAH (Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS) is the only youth led and youth focused sexual health organisation in the country. They are driven by dedica...

VAHPA has called a mass meeting of all members to discuss the progress of bargaining for a new public sector Enterprise Agreement and to decide upon t...

Fifty inflatable dinosaurs descended on the Royal Children’s Hospital last Tuesday in what turned out to be a dynamic and colourful event for a curi...

VAHPA’s proposal for a fair, reasonable and appropriate UG1 classification structure is a cornerstone of our public sector campaign. This shouldn’...

Pictured above some of your public sector bargain team: Andrew Hewat - VAHPA Assistant Secretary, Bernarda Cavka - Physiotherapist, Jo Ginn - Medical ...

Public Sector Members... please download these posters and get them up at your worksites! Happy Easter. Career Structure_Information Career Structu...

This week we hear from one of our Radiation Therapist members, Simon Lejcak. What drew you to working as an Allied Health Professional? Being able ...

Members who follow VAHPA on Facebook may have seen the recent video of VAHPA Secretary, Craig McGregor, asking the question “What’s happened to Al...

VAHPA supports the Safe Schools Coalition and the fantastic work that they do; we encourage all members to show their support for the program by atten...

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Community Health Professionals are getting ready for their next round of Enterprise Agreement negotiations amid a raft of major changes being introduc...

Public sector members are encouraged to support their public sector bargaining team on Tuesday by wearing their Code Blue T-shirts. Members last wore...

Bargaining for a new public sector Agreement has been fairly uneventful… up to this point! On Tuesday however, the vital matter of career structures...

Cardiac Technologists at Barwon Health have been successful in protecting their jobs from a sustained attack. For some time the Cardiac Technologists...

VAHPA Members… it is time to take action! Join us on Saturday 20 Feb in protesting sustained attacks on the Medicare system. When: Saturday 20 Febr...

Melbourne's annual Midsumma Pride March recognises and celebrates Victoria's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (GLBTI) community, remem...

This year is an important year for the Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association. With a number of big campaigns running, it is crucial that o...

You can download a copy of the poster here...

The January 2016 Edition of the Quarterly Bargaining Update is now available. It can be viewed here....

Eastern Health recently announced a plan to make six Exercise Physiologists positions within Ambulatory and Community Services redundant. This prop...

Members should be aware that the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has issued a post-election report on the contested election for the position of...

Throughout the year many members contact us for advice and assistance around workplace change. For every member that contacts us, we predict just as m...

Delegate training is crucial to ensure VAHPA delegates know their rights and are confident in the role. If you are an elected VAHPA delegate and have...

Members in the public sector should have received their Notice of Employee Representational Rights (NERR) by now. This notice indicates that bargaini...

Formal bargaining for a new Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement has finally commenced—members will receive their Notice of Employee Rep...

Don’t forget next Tuesday is rally day! RALLY DETAILS 12:30pm sharp Tuesday December 22 Treasury Building, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne CODE BLUE -...

As we approach the silly season, members who are concerned about being forced to take leave during a Christmas/New Years shutdown period are reminded ...

Well, it has been another big year for the VAHPA team and with the pressures of private EA negotiations, planning a big Code Blue public sector campai...

After receiving two nominations for the position of ordinary member on the Branch Committee of Management, the contested election saw over 33% of the ...

Royal Park members discussing Code Blue over a perfectly cooked snag. VAHPA’s Code Blue festival-of-the-snag kicked off today with dozens of Royal P...

On 9 September 2015, we served your log of claims on your employers via their bargaining representative, the Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Associa...

It’s AHPRA time! And that means CPD time. There is no better way to get those CPD points rolling than to take advantage of the HSU CPD program. Reg...

Since its lively and successful launch in August, there has been plenty of action on the Code Blue campaign front, much of it behind the scenes. Memb...

Cardiac Technologists working in the cath labs at Geelong Cardiology Practice within Geelong Hospital are effectively having their jobs cut. Through r...

On the eve of world leaders meeting in Paris for the UN Climate Summit, Melbourne is set to hold what it hopes will be one of the biggest climate chan...

Members will be aware that there is currently a vacancy for the position of Ordinary Member on the Branch Committee of Management. The AEC has receiv...

The Fair Work Commission approved our Protected Action Ballot Order application meaning that the AEC will now conduct a ballot of Union Members at RIG...

Members at MIA are being urged to VOTE NO to a sub-standard offer from management that would see their wages fall behind their colleagues working for ...

Pictured above: Craig McGregor - VAHPA Secretary The National Council of the HSU met on October 22 and 23 for the annual National Conference and Coun...

The Andrews State Government is currently crafting a reform package for the Victorian healthcare system. The project has been dubbed Health 2040. On ...

Many of you reading this will already be VAHPA members. However we know that a significant number of non-union members subscribe to the Allied Health ...

Last night the Branch Committee of Management met to adopt the VAHPA Audited Financial Report for the 2014-15 financial year. The report is now availa...

Eligible VAHPA members received a sizable bonus in their pay packet recently after the Union intervened in an underpayment issue. For some employees t...

We would like to take this opportunity to announce the appointment of Organiser Nick Fredman. Nick brings to the Branch a wealth of industrial and ca...

Work Safe Health and Safety Week is fast approaching and runs from 18 to 29 October. Elected Health and Safety Reps (HSR’s) are eligible to attend W...

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer it can have a big impact on a family’s financial circumstances. Early intervention—speaking ...

The September Edition of the Quarterly Bargaining Update is now available. It can be viewed here....

Is your AHPRA CPD triennium due this November? If so, you don’t have much time to get all your points in order. VAHPA has an online CPD program whic...

As Members will have seen in previous e-News editions, the Public Sector bargaining campaign, Code Blue, has been launched and, following an extensive...

In late 2014, the Organising Team ran a series of ‘Lunch n Learn’ sessions in the Public Sector around the theme of “Know Your Agreement”.  T...

Members should be aware that Ordinary Member, Jenni Bourke, has resigned her position on the Branch Committee of Management. Jenni was part of the suc...

After many months of little to no progress, SJOG Pathology finally came to a position that Members could agree to. While not ideal, the offer locked i...

A successful campaign for improved wages and conditions at Healthscope has concluded with Members voting in favour of a settlement.  Healthscope oper...

Major Workplace Change VAHPA Members are no strangers to change within their workplaces, indeed sometimes it is clear that the only constant is change...

With changes to Home and Community Care Program (HACC) funding in the pipeline, members working in the program have expressed concern about the potent...

Somewhat scarily in terms of how quickly the year is whizzing by, the next issue of the Quarterly Bargaining Update is just over a couple of weeks awa...

For those who have not yet read our "What is important to you at work?" report, we highly recommend you do so. The report can be found here. Apology:...

         The VAHPA public sector campaign “Code Blue” kicked off with a bang yesterday! The launch held in the Fitzroy Gardens saw an ent...

The Victorian State Government last week approved and gazetted the new Grand Final Friday public holiday. The holiday will fall this year on Friday 2n...

Members will have seen the recent media reports regarding the Federal Court findings against former Branch Secretary, Kathy Jackson, for the misapprop...

Members will be pleased to know that we have recently appointed a new Member Assist Organiser. The new organiser, Carly Bald, starts work on Monday 31...

‘CODE BLUE’ INDUSTRIAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH ON TUESDAY 25 AUGUST PUBLIC HOSPITALS FACING EXODUS OF KEY PROFESSIONAL STAFF SURVEY REVEALS DESPAIR AND A...

The Victorian Health Professionals Association (VHPA) is undergoing a minor name change. Over the next month we will be transitioning to become the Vi...

The Branch is expanding at such a rate that we have determined that we need an additional Member Assist Organiser.  This role is integral to the prov...

Members at a recent Regional Imaging Gippsland mass meeting unanimously rejected the current management offer for their EA and endorsed the lodging of...

Mass meetings for endorsement of the Log of Claims kick off in public sector workplaces from Monday 3 August and run through to a campaign launch on 2...

The Victorian Health Professionals Association condemns the passing of the Border Force Act in May 2015, proposed by the Liberal/National Coalition Go...

With a week to go the Public Sector EA Survey is going extremely well. Almost 20% of all Victorian Public Sector Health Professionals have taken the t...

Following the close of the survey in July, a report will be prepared and posted to VHPA Members in mid-July. This will be followed by a draft Log of C...

There is as always, a lot of bargaining underway at the Branch including Lyndoch Living, St John of God Pathology, Regional Imaging Gippsland, Scope, ...

VHPA Delegates are a vitally important part of Branch and never more-so than when something is happening at the workplace.  “Whether it’s bargain...

As we’ve said in previous E-news editions, alongside the collective work of Branch runs a skilled Member Assist Team of John Ryan, Luke Smeaton &...

As most Members would be aware, in the recent federal budget, the Abbott Government proposed removing the entitlement to government-funded paid parent...

Health Professionals working in the non-for-profit sector—including public hospitals and community healthcare centres—are likely to be worse off u...

Members will be pleased to hear that VHPA President, Cheryl O’Connor, has been elected to the position of Branch Delegate to National Council unoppo...

Many Members at the Austin and Alfred Hospitals received an email or hardcopy join form from HSU Vic No. 1 Branch (trading as the HWU) over the past w...

The EA survey has been well received with just over 15% of all Victorian Public Sector Health Professionals contributing to date. “It’s incredibl...

Love it or hate it, social media such as Facebook is a quick and economical way to communicate with Members. Members who have been through bargaining ...

The 2015-16 Federal Budget appears, on its surface, to be a kinder, less ideologically driven economic plan than its predecessor. A closer inspection ...

Members in the Public Hospital Sector are being asked to channel their creative juices into helping name their upcoming EBA campaign. Campaign slogan...

Members are reminded that there exists a vacancy for the Delegate to National Council position. For details on the election follow the link. The VHPA...

Members will be pleased to hear that the VHPA 2015 Delegates Conference went off without a hitch over the Thursday and Friday of last week. Speakers ...

Our online join facility is now up and running and being enthusiastically embraced by new Members! This new facility, which can be accessed via this ...

Election Notice Nomination Form The National Council is the supreme governing body of the Health Services Union. National Council consists of the N...

This years Members Conference sees the launch of our Public Sector Campaign. Members who are interested in their wages and conditions (I assume that m...

Accessing your VHPA membership details has now become easier with the launch of our new Member Portal. You can now update your contact and employment...

The survey has only been open for a week but we have already had many hundreds of responses. If you are interested in your wages and conditions, then ...

The first edition of the quarterly Bargaining E-news is now available!  As we’ve mentioned in previous editions of the VHPA E-news, there is so muc...

As advised in previous E-news editions, the second annual VHPA Conference will be held on May 7 & 8, 2015 at the Darebin Arts & Entertainment ...

As some of you will be aware VHPA Organiser, Jay Morrison, left the Branch in March to return to full time study.  We’d like to take this opportuni...

In addition to Organising, the VHPA has a fairly significant resource dedicated to advocating for individual Members.  The Member Assist Team compris...

Love it or hate it (or somewhere in between), social media platforms such as Facebook provide a quick, accessible way for us to communicate with Membe...

We had hoped to be including a “Stop Press” advising the date of the Community Health EA listing in Fair Work.  Unfortunately, we are still await...

There is so much happening on the bargaining front that it’s difficult to include it in a regular E-news without either omitting some or overwhelmin...

The VHPA will be hosting its second Delegates Conference on 7 & 8 May this year. This will be a significant event for the Branch and will serve as...

Tens of thousands of people turned out in Melbourne and across the country on 4 March to protest the Coalition government’s attacks on penalty rates...

The VHPA in conjunction with HSU National are in the process of making a submission to the Productivity Commission Workplace Relation Inquiry and we n...

On Tuesday evening, 10 February, the Branch Committee of Management passed the following resolution: That the VHPA condemns attacks on: penalty rates...

The long awaited ballot for the Community Health EA closed on Friday 20 February and we have now received results from all 31 Centres. The average pa...

As public sector Members will be aware, one of the benefits to come out of the Clause 11 (Better Structures/Better Care) variation to the Agreement is...

Members in the disability sector are being encouraged to come along to a mass Union meeting in March. Discussions will focus on the NDIS, bargaining i...

Members in the Public Sector are reminded that they now have an entitlement for up to two days of paid study/conference/seminar leave per year (see p....

Delegates pictured here from left to right are: Kate Parks - Melbourne Health, Damian Brown - Alfred Health, Carolyn Cheshire - Scope, Kim McManus - A...

The Refugee Advocacy Network is hosting "Walk for Justice for Refugees" on Sunday 29 March 2015. Palm Sunday Walk for Justice is a way for people to ...

  Click here for high resolution printable poster:  VHPA Clause 11 A4 Poster,   VHPA Clause 11 A3 Poster (high resolution)...

Justice Richard Tracey on Friday set aside ten days, starting 29 June, to hear the HSU’s claim for Jackson to repay around $1.4 million of allegedly...

As some Members will be aware from our last community health e-mail, we have recently been in negotiations with the VHIA around the timing of the Comm...

A new Health Service Union national leadership team was successfully elected on Friday. Those elected include Chris Brown (National Secretary), Lloyd...

The “Know Your Entitlements” Lunch n Learn road show has rolled into the New Year with gusto with 14 sessions held already and another thirteen bo...

Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Social Workers employed as Early Intervention Professionals at disability organisat...

As Members would be aware, the Clause 11 variations to the Public Sector Agreement were approved by the Fair Work Commission on 31 October 2014. Sinc...

Following the vote of VHPA Members at the mass meeting in December 2014, the VHPA has been working furiously with VHIA to finalise drafting of the fin...

Community Health Centre Members have voted to endorse a settlement for a new sector wide Agreement. A mass meeting at Trades Hall on Tuesday 9 Decembe...

The VHPA and staff Delegates at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service have been negotiating since March.  Negotiations have stalled despite a no vot...

The VHPA has given in-prinicpal support to a new Enterprise Agreement for Therapists employed at Yooralla following a year and a half of strenuous neg...

We’re aware that a lot of Members have raised questions with HR or Payroll about the Clause 11 changes and are being told that they are “awaiting...

The VHPA is now 2 years old ! On 28 November 2012, the results of the first elections of the reconstituted Branch were announced. On that day the Bran...

VHPA Members at Lake Imaging in Geelong continue their fight for a decent Enterprise Agreement.  These negotiations have seen Lake management attempt...

VHPA Members at Radiation Oncology Victoria (ROV) are currently enjoying – and yes, we use the term advisedly – not one but two lots of bargaining...

Are you being directed to take annual leave at Christmas? Depending on your Enterprise Agreement and some additional factors, your Employer may or may...

Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech Pathologists at the disability organisation, Yooralla have commenced protected industrial action ...

  Varied Victorian Public Sector (Health Professionals and Support Services) Multiple Enterprise Agreement 2011-2015 [31 Oct 2014]...

Community Health members are ramping up their campaign to achieve a strong agreement outcome and increased funding for centres, with a rally and stop-...

The VHPA has received a number of reports in recent weeks from members working in Public and Community health that personal leave (which includes both...

Medical Radiation practitioners across the country are obliged by law to ensure that their Registration is valid and up to date. The deadline for this...

  After almost four years without a pay rise, frustrated Community Health professionals have launched a city-wide pre-election...

Members working in the public health sector are due a salary increase that should start being paid on the first full pay period on or after 01 October...

The VHPA is pleased to report that the “Clause 11” Classification Review amendments to the Public Sector Agreement have now been successfully vote...

Background. In the last round of public sector Enterprise Agreement negotiations, the Union and the Department of Health struck a deal that would see ...

The VHPA has done significant work over the past year or so negotiating the Clause 11 Classification Review. The gains that flow from this process are...

By now you should have received a number of documents relevant to the Clause 11 Classification Review from your employer. Among them should be a copy...

On Friday afternoon, the AEC sent the VHPA 3 important documents of direct relevance to the Branch elections. They are the: 1.     Full election ...

Public sector members will have the opportunity to vote on the Clause 11 Classification Review during the upcoming ballot period 11 August to 21 Augus...

VHPA members at Cohealth, Isis and Banyule Community Healthcare Centres have won the right to vote in favour of taking protected industrial action. T...

VHPA urges it's members to check their payslips for the rise in Superannuation. Superannuation has risen .25% making super payments 9.5% of your w...

Some 70 Community Health Professionals from more than 19 different Community Health Centres came together on Wednesday 9 July to discuss the issues an...

Under the Fair Work Act 2009, all full-time Employees are entitled to 4 weeks of annual leave per year, with part-time Employees entitled to a pro-rat...

If you are paying your membership fees by credit card, from 1 July you will see membership fees displayed on your credit card statements with the desc...

Our Community Health campaign continues to gain momentum with our inaugural Community Health Forum less than a week away. Confirmed to appear are Gre...

On Thursday 27 June, HIS Members held a mass meeting at Trades Hall to discuss the latest offer from HIS.  There was good representation across the H...

As you’ll have no doubt noticed, over the past few months there has been an increased focus on the social media and on-line aspects of our campaigns...

Accessing parental leave, carer’s leave and requesting Flexible Work Arrangements can be tricky at the best of times. While we usually associate the...

We know this budget is unfair and affects the people least able to carry the burden. Despite this, the Abbott government is determined to push throu...

If you couldn't make it to this week's Delegate Training, there are still places available for our session on Saturday July 26. To register your inte...

The HIS EA battle continues … following an updated offer on Tuesday 17 June which included no improvement, a meeting was requested by HIS and held o...

As part of our ongoing Community Health Campaign, a public forum has been organised to enable Community Health Professionals to engage with key stakeh...

In recent days the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (TURC) has been in the media spotlight. This spotlight, as members will...

Understaffing is a problem that can not only create unhealthy working conditions for staff, but can also have a negative impact on patient outcomes.�...

Remember to claim your Union fees on your tax return- statements of the fees you have paid will be sent out early in the new financial year. If you h...

Medical Radiation Practice- Changes to Supervised Practice After November 2014, management of Supervised Practice for Provisional Registrants will tra...

Community Health Professionals from stand-alone centres met last night at Trades Hall to discuss the most recent offer from the VHIA. The offer inclu...

Following the recent extremely successful NO vote campaign in the HIS EA and a subsequent return to bargaining HIS had advised they would come back to...

Workers took to the streets en masse today to let the Abbott government know what everyday Australians think is fair and how the Abbott/Hockey budget ...

As reported in earlier newsletters, the HSU is one of a number of Unions referred to within the Heydon Royal Commission’s Terms of Reference set out...

On Monday 2 June, the VHIA, on behalf of the Community Health employers, put a formal offer to the VHPA. As members will be aware we are obliged to gi...

Make June 12th a day of action for you and your colleagues with the Bust the Budget Rally starting at Trades Hall at 10.30am. Get online and share the...

Yet another Agreement negotiated by the VHPA for Health Professionals has commenced operation, this time at Ramsay Healthcare. The Agreement, approve...

As many members may be aware, VHPA Delegate, Scott Plowman, was recently dismissed by Healthcare Imaging Services. We are happy to report as follows: ...

Shock and anger over the budget has translated into community action across Australia - starting off with the March in May rallies. Another rally to p...

Members’ ability to use statutory declarations as supporting evidence when taking personal leave is under attack again. The VHPA has recently been i...

Work breaks have become an issue at a number of VHPA workplaces. Members have reported that they don’t or can’t take the breaks they are entitled ...

Download our poster here and take a photo of yourself holding it like the handsome staff at VHPA and upload it to the Community Health in Crisis Face...

Following last week’s good news about the Epworth EA, another VHPA negotiated Agreement has recently come into effect at Cabrini. The three-year Agr...

The HIS fundraising dinner will be held this Thursday 22nd May. This is your last chance to get tickets, only $35 for a sumptuous Lebanese meal in ...

With elections for all branches of the HSU just around the corner we thought it would be a good time to give members an insight into what it means to ...

Snap up your place in June's Delegate Training. Nominate your preference for training in June here. For more information on the training, find the d...

Last night Members, Delegates and Officials from unions across Victoria met at Trades Hall to discuss the response to the Budget. ACTU President, Ged ...

The new Epworth Healthcare agreement came into effect on May 8 and started with an impressive increase of 4%.  There will be another increase of 2.2...

Last Tuesday night, the Abbott government delivered what could be the death knell for universal healthcare. Hockey’s federal budget outlined the in...

Tickets are still available for dinner on Thursday 22nd. Come along and enjoy the delicious Lebanese cuisine at Tiba’s at 55 Lygon St, Brunswick. ...

Members in Community Health have launched enthusiastically into the on-line element of the campaign with emails flying furiously from many Centres to ...

HIS employees and the VHPA had a win at the Fair Work Commission (FWC) yesterday with the locked-out 6 being returned to work. The VHPA made an applic...

Come along to the HIS Fundraising Dinner and get to sample the tasty Lebanese cuisine offered by Tiba’s restaurant in Brunswick. All the proceeds ...

Evidence suggests that healthcare is the number one priority for Victorians yet figures show that the government has neglected the sector again. Ther...

VHPA Anaesthetic Technologist Members have been engaged in a process around a change in the way operating theatres are staffed at the RCH. “The Chan...

We have received a number of calls about Meal Allowances in the Public Sector with some Health Professionals not receiving the allowances they are ent...

AHPRA is reviewing registrations standards for several boards including Physiotherapy and Medical Radiation Practice. The standards up for review incl...

Robyn has worked as a Physio for 30 years and has been at Sunbury Community Health Centre for over 22. She’s someone who clearly loves her work and ...

A restructure at Yooralla’s Brooklyn Independent Living Centre will mean the loss of 3* Therapist positions. The move raises concerns for the welfar...

Health organisations are bracing themselves for the budget to be released on the 13th. With the National Commission of Audit outlining how the delay o...

After a return to bargaining meetings where some minor progress was made, the second ‘final offer’ by HIS management was still sub-standard.  Mem...

As Members may recall from our newsletter of April 1, the VHPA was one of a number of Unions served with a Notice to Produce (documents) by the Heydon...

There is an opening on the AHPRA Occupational Therapy Registrations and Notifications Committee. The RNC is responsible for deciding registrations, as...

A report released by the Grattan Institute claims having Allied Health and Nursing Assistants take on tasks currently performed by Occupational Ther...

The ongoing Community Health EA campaign was given a significant boost on Monday evening as Delegates from across the sector converged for a mass meet...

The VHPA continues to advance the interests of members involved in the HIS dispute. Over the last fortnight management have been forced to lift the lo...

Health professionals working in the public and community health sectors (and in some private health workplaces) who ordinarily work from Monday – Fr...

It has been another dramatic week for HIS members- following the stop-work meeting on 28th March two more members were locked out on Tuesday of last ...

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. Under the cu...

“I’m waiting to see the outcome of the EA before I join the union.” Many people have heard this when trying to recruit or re-join members - an i...

Management at Lake Imaging Geelong has moved to strip long service leave and paid parental leave entitlements from workers. The move comes as a shock...

Along with many other unions, the VHPA has been served with documents by the Royal Commission into unions. We have been given a very short time frame ...

Early last week, HIS members offered to suspend industrial action should HIS return to thebargaining table and release members from their lockouts. H...

The arrival of a new family member can be a time of great joy and excitement - it can also be a very busy time. Sorting out leave arrangements and req...

Jon Faine’s Morning Program on ABC 774 interviewed a former Australian Red Cross Blood Service worker last week and questioned how the service will ...

After many months of negotiations with the VHIA and Department of Health, it appears as though the Clause 11 Public Sector Classification Review is dr...

VHPA Members were shocked to find themselves insulted by the National Secretary of the Union, Kathy Jackson, on Tuesday. In an extraordinary move Jack...

As changes to the AHPRA Advertising Guidelines came into effect last week, a social media campaign lead by Health Practitioners was lobbying for chang...

Management at Health Imaging Services, in keeping with their heavy-handed approach, have locked-out two further Health Professionals employees after a...

When negotiating for better terms and conditions, the VHPA is constantly given the excuse that any salary increase needs to be weighed against the abi...

Are you a Health Professional registered under APHRA? If the answer is yes, then ensuring you complete your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)...

John Condliffe has been able to bring almost 40 years of experience to his work at Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) but for the first time in his wor...

Four Radiographers, employed by Healthcare Imaging Services, were today issued with indefinite lockout notices. The unprecedented and heavy-handed mov...

Industrial action looms at Healthcare Imaging Services (HIS) as negotiations have reached loggerheads. The position put by HIS management is unaccept...

Health Professionals regulated by AHPRA must ensure they are aware of a number of recent policy and other regulatory changes. The key modifications p...

Residents in the Latrobe Valley have been living with the smoke emanating from the Hazelwood Coalmine Fire for nearly 4 weeks, with those in Morwell c...

Monday 10th March is the Labour Day public holiday. If working the public holiday be sure to check that you are paid correctly for it. If in doubt, ch...

We have received reports of two separate incidents where members have been underpaid for periods of recall over the Australia Day public holiday. In o...

There is a serious public health issue unfolding in the Latrobe Valley. The Hazelwood Open Cut Brown Coal Mine hasbeen burning for over 2 weeks. Smoke...

Arne Rygg, a Radiation Engineer working at Peter Mac, is somewhat unique among Health Professionals- rather than working directly with people, Arne an...

A scheduled meeting with management at Yooralla was cancelled this week as financial information requested by the VHPA has not been provided. It has ...

Sam Tuck is a volunteer Radiography tutor based at the Children’s Surgical Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Centre is an NGO that provides free r...

This week, VHPA staff joined unions and activists from around Victoria to protest against the Napthine government’s ‘move on’ laws- laws that ma...

Community Health Professionals in 7 Community Health Centres sent a resounding message to management rejecting the sub-standard, non-union Enterprise ...

January has been a good month for the VHPA with 92 new members joining the Union over the period. ‘This is a terrific result for the membership and...

The first person has been found guilty of an offence under Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and has been ordered to pay fines of $20,000. �...

The VHPA stands in strong opposition to the recent Medicare co-payment proposal. “There are few countries in the world where the great majority ca...

In a strong sign of confidence in our financial management and administration, the independent auditor has ticked off on the VHPA's Annual Financial R...

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...

In dramatic news, Michael Williamson, the former head of HSU East, is facing a jail term of up to 30 years after pleading guilty to charges that inclu...

Members may have seen recent reports in the press regarding allegations of “cronyism, the misuse of members’ funds and Health Services Union resou...

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 ...

Are you concerned about your future working conditions and job prospects? [caption id="attachment_2401" align="alignleft" width="180"] Craig McGregor,...

Besides the Community Health sector, the VHPA is engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of members with several other employers. Below is an updat...

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...

RECENTLY the managers of a Community Health Centre in Melbourne’s northeast sent their Health Professional employees a misleading and inflammatory e...

RECENTLY the managers of a Community Health Centre in Melbourne’s northeast sent their Health Professional employees a misleading and inflammatory e...

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...

In a big legal win for employees, the Federal Court confirmed last week there is a duty on employers to maintain a relationship of trust and confidenc...

More changes are underway at PeterMac with hospital management recently releasing a Change Impact Statement regarding restructuring the operation of t...

Delegates are the heart and soul of any union. They are the people who volunteer their time and energy to represent their work colleagues and stand up...

A successful meeting of Albury Wodonga Health members with Lead Organiser Linda Jenkin last week established a number of serious concerns regarding an...

Members at all Peter Mac Centres have elected their Consultative Committee Representatives who have now had an introductory training session. The Reps...

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 ...

Community workers at a Needle Syringe Program run by Monash Health successfully won the right to be considered for redeployment at a Fair Work Commiss...

NEGOTIATIONS for improvements to job conditions, rates of pay, retention and career paths for public sector Health Professionals are in a final stage....

Please contact the Health Professionals Union on 1300 322 917 or email info@hsuhp.asn.au If you have any difficulty getting through on this number, p...

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...

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...

Negotiations for more than twelve different Enterprise Agreements (EA) are either underway or soon to start. These Agreements will determine the pay a...

Bullying at work is defined as repeated unreasonable behaviour towards an employee or a group of employees that creates a risk to their health and saf...

The issue of medical negligence, and claims arising from such, is an ever present concern for all Health Professionals. As such it is crucial that we ...

A part-time podiatrist who believed she had been wrongly classified has won more than $5,600 in back-pay with the support of the Health Professionals ...

The negotiations for improvements to job roles, pay rates and career paths for public sector Health Professionals have now reached a critical phase. ...

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MEDIA RELEASE Following a shock move last week by management of Alfred Health to retrench two Occupational Therapists and close the services they pro...

State budget tries to repair health sector damage In an effort to repair some of the damage caused by previous cuts to the healthcare sector, the Vict...

Your union membership provides you with industrial representation all year round, not just when Enterprise Agreements are being negotiated. There are ...

Join in for better pay and conditions To achieve the pay, conditions and respect that Victoria’s health professionals deserve, we need your support....

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 ...

NAPTHINE’S UNCONSCIONABLE X-RAY PLAN WOULD Dennis Napthine deliberately compromise his personal health to save a few lousy dollars?  Almost certai...

In recent months, as we have been working hard to rebuild your Union, it has been drawn to our attention how little has been reported in the mainstrea...

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...

The Royal Park RMH Sub-Branch had a members' meeting in mid-December to discuss the restructure proposed by RMH management. While there was little cla...