One of the improvements agreed to in the Union Agreement 2024 for public sector health workers was to ensure all personal leave was cumulative year to year. This means Members will have 15.2 hours of personal leave per year become cumulative and accrue year to year. Your union has been advised that HSS will implement the conversion to personal leave balances for Members under…
After almost six months of delay by their employer, Members working across Ramsay Health Care facilities are advocating for their employer to finalise their Union Agreement and process their backpay. This week, Members emailed CEO, Natalie Davis, calling for her intervention to finalise the process and pay Members what they are owed. Shortly after emails…
In light of the rapid rollout of significant changes from the NDIA’s annual pricing review, Members strongly advocated for a meeting with Hon Hannah Beazley MLA, Minister for Disability Services. Given the serious concerns of the negative impact of the changes (reducing hourly pricing and travel pricing), on both the Allied Health workforce and NDIS participants in way, Members were prepared to rally when calls…
UnionsWA will host the Health and Safety Representatives Conference in September. This free event is one of the few opportunities to meet with HSRs working in other industries and sectors and learn from each other’s experiences and practices. This year’s conference will be a collective check-up on the implementation of the WA Work Health and Safety…
On 1 August, HSUWA Delegates and activists from private and public sector health attended Union Conference 2025 at Optus Stadium with a focus on building for the future. Congratulations to the terrific Delegates who spoke on the day and shared their experiences. We heard about recent wins, hard-fought campaigns and inspiring stories of solidarity! Attendees also heard from Hon Patrick Gorman (Assistant Minister for: Employment and Workplace…
Health Services Union of WA (HSUWA) Members working as Allied Health Professionals, including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists, have requested a meeting with the WA Minister for Disability Services, Hannah Beazley. The union is calling for urgent intervention from the Minister as they protest the ill-conceived changes and rapid rollout of recommendations within the…
HSUWA Members achieved significant improvements to pay and entitlements in the 2024 bargaining process. Because of the dedication you showed, all employees covered by the Union Agreement 2024 will see more improvements applied from 1 July 2025, including: Members will receive an update in the newsletter this week about the application of the pay increases and when it…
If you’re a Member working in Private Pathology, this event is for you! HSUWA will host Members working in Private Pathology at Pathology in the Pub next month. This social event is an opportunity for Members across the industry to celebrate recent wins and to discuss how best to improve the private pathology industry for workers….
Every year, Australian union members, via ACTU advocacy, fight for improved pay rates for the lowest paid. Recently, the Fair Work Commission determined in the national wage case, to apply a 3.5% pay increase to the national minimum wage from 1 July 2025 ($948 per week, or $24.95 per hour). This pay rate will apply to…
Recently, a group of key HSUWA Members working as Security Officers in public and public/private hospitals joined together to discuss the opportunity of the upcoming Security Officer Forums achieved under the Union Agreement 2024. Members discussed their ideas and priorities to advance the safety and working conditions of Security Officers through the forum process, so they can best do their job of protecting staff and…
Members working as Radiation Therapists at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital have secured 11.4 additional FTE to manage workloads and provide more timely cancer treatment to patients. Over 12 months, Members worked together and: The action taken by Members brought management of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to the table, and an additional 1.5 FTE was achieved for leave relief, resulting in the…
On 16 April 2025, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) found that there was gender-based undervaluation of occupations across five Modern Awards. Modern Awards set minimum pay rates as a ‘safety net’ for industries and occupations in the private sector. In a wide-ranging initial decision announced as a ‘provisional view’, the Commission made a number of historic determinations. Importantly, this included changes to the minimum pay rates in a range of occupations…
Join the WA union movement at the annual May Day Festival and march on Sunday, 4 May 2025 HSUWA Members and their families are welcome to attend the May Day Festival at Fremantle Esplanade Park. This fun event brings WA unions together to celebrate union achievements and showcase our strength. There will be free ice…
This week, HSUWA kicked off WorkRights training for 2025! HSUWA a session at Zig Zag Cultural Centre in Kalamunda, and a second session at The Wetlands Centre in Bibra Lake. Members attend training across a range of public and private sector hospitals and health services to: We also have two upcoming training sessions for on…
On 19 March 2025 the Union Agreement 2024 for the public sector was registered by the WA Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC). This means that the new terms achieved by HSUWA Members have come into effect. We note that some entitlements will apply on specific dates as set out in the Agreement. Given the range of changes that affect pay (such as new…
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