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Members at Ramsay Vote Yes
After lengthy negotiations and deferral by Ramsay Health Care, this month staff voted in favour of their 2022 Union Agreement with a 95% yes vote. Members decided to vote strategically knowing that work in preparation for the next Agreement in 2024 has already begun. The 2022 Agreement will proceed to the Fair Work Commission for review and registration….
Recognition that Jobs are Undervalued Due to Gender Bias
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…
HSUWA RESPONSE TO RELEASE OF THE WA HEALTH WORKFORCE STRATEGY 2034
Released Friday 27 September 2024 After a lot of fanfare and involvement from the Minister for Health during the extraordinarily long development of the WA Health Workforce Strategy, WA Health has quietly released the final strategy document online yesterday and notified staff. The Minister’s foreword itself focuses on the need for collective action to ensure a…
MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGISTS STRIKE
Released Thursday 19 September 2024 HSUWA-members have further escalated their industrial action this week, after the State Government has continually failed to deliver the meaningful reform to the pay and conditions needed to deal with the current crisis attracting and retaining experienced public health professionals in WA. Inefficient wage levels and a lack of modern…
MEMBER WIN! ACL Staff to be Paid for Pre-start Duties
Members at Clinical Laboratories stand up for their rights to be paid for duties required by the employer. Members at Clinical Laboratories (ACL) raised concerns that the company required staff to perform 15 minutes of pre-start duties at hospital locations. Consequently, a union claim item in bargaining for a new Union Agreement requires that the company…
Union Agreement 2024 Registered – Public Sector
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…