Make health and safety your business
Jun 26, 2015 11:41AM WST
Health and safety at work is something we all need to be involved with.Your employer should provide you with a healthy and safe workplace.Your health and safety staff and Worksafe should regularly monitor your workplace to ... Read More
Salaries increase again from 1 July 2015
Jun 26, 2015 10:46AM WST
The second of the pay increases won by the union through a lengthy campaign and arbitration will be paid from 1 July 2015.Even though the ink is barely dry on the last pay increase of 3.75%, payable from 1 July 2014, and the ... Read More
Uncertainty continues for Bentley Health Service members
Jun 22, 2015 10:08AM WST
The HSUWA recently learned of some issues our Bentley Health Service members have been experiencing due to insecure employment conditions.The HSUWA has been working with our members at BHS on a range of issues related to ... Read More
HSUWA to use survey responses to inform submission to inquiry
Jun 10, 2015 10:04AM WST
The HSUWA will use information collected in a statewide survey of health workers to help formulate its submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH).The Education and Health Standing Committee ... Read More
Clerical review at SCGH nears end - change begins soon
Jun 5, 2015 09:20AM WST
The union recently met with Acting Executive Director Dr Victor Cheng to discuss the soon-to-be-announced outcomes of the review of the administration and clerical services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH).According ... Read More
Four reasons women need to think about their financial futures differently
Jun 4, 2015 14:27PM WST
A recent article in the ACTU's Member Benefits Update May 2015 highlighted four reasons women need to think about their financial futures differently.It says that when it comes to money and planning their financial future ... Read More
Redeployment, redundancy and your rights
May 21, 2015 12:03PM WST
On 1 May 2015, the Public Sector Management (Redeployment and Redundancy) Regulations 2014 came into force as part of the Barnett Government's workforce 'reform'.According to Premier Colin Barnett, these changes will be ... Read More
New Public Sector EBA and salary schedule
May 21, 2015 10:51AM WST
The final registered version of the new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement for the Public Sector, the WA Health-HSUWA PACTS (Professional Administrative Clerical Technical and Supervisory employees) Agreement 2014, is now ... Read More
Recruit a Member winner
May 18, 2015 15:49PM WST
Congratulations to our latest Recruit a Member winner, Marie Schober, a Clinic Clerk from Home Link at SCGH.It's not hard to be a winner like Marie; just ask a colleague to join, put your name on the form, and you go in the ... Read More
Budget blues - let's stick together and defend our rights at work
May 15, 2015 14:26PM WST
The Barnett Government's budget is full of bad news for patients and health workers, with its plans to cut funding equivalent to thousands of jobs over the next four years.The government's so-called Workforce Renewal Policy ... Read More
Fair Work Commission approves Global Diagnostics EBA
May 14, 2015 10:58AM WST
After nearly two years of negotiations, HSUWA members employed by Global Diagnostics can now look forward to secure conditions of employment, wage rates, and wage increases over the next three years with the Fair Work ... Read More
It's National Volunteer Week - let's thank our Reps!
May 13, 2015 10:02AM WST
As part of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to thank all those people in the community who offer their time and commitment to a range of causes and services.For our members and the union we offer our thanks and ... Read More
Public sector salary increases and backpay timetable announced
May 1, 2015 16:33PM WST
The new salary rates for HSUWA members have been officially published by the WA Industrial Relations Commission in an Order PSAAG19 of 2014.We have been liaising with the Health Department about when HCN will implement the ... Read More
HSUWA members win pay increase in EBA arbitration
Apr 23, 2015 16:46PM WST
We are pleased to report that the WA Industrial Relations Commission today awarded wage increases of 3.75%, effective 1 July 2014, and 3% from 1 July 2015, to be paid to HSUWA members.Members were paid a 2.75% pay increase ... Read More
Enterprise bargaining agreements delayed by increased FWC scrutiny
Apr 14, 2015 16:29PM WST
Enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) will take longer to be approved due to increased scrutiny by the Fair Work Commission (FWC).For a private sector EBA to be legally enforceable it has to be approved and registered by ... Read More
