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COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT REJECT SECOND OFFER FROM DOH
The HSUWA Committee of Management has unanimously rejected the Second Offer from the Department of Health for a new Union Agreement 2024. In addition to not responding adequately to claims for better conditions, the pay increase offered, of 12% over 3 years (HSUWA claimed 12% over 2 years), is not enough to ensure the bare minimum…
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…
Fourth Offer Rejected
At the end of 2024, HSUWA Members returned a resounding ‘No’ vote to the Fourth Offer for the Union Agreement. While the Fourth Offer finally made some good improvements, the offer fell short with Members delivering a 77% No vote. Amongst the concerns was an unwillingness to trade off conditions for shift workers, and the higher pay and packages offered to other health…
Stand Up! For Allied Health Workers
State Government Misses a Key Opportunity to Start Workforce Planning for Allied Health Today, the WA Health Medical, Nursing Midwifery Workforce Summit was held with the aim to discuss workforce challenges and solutions to grow the WA healthcare workforce in the future. Disappointingly, HSUWA Members were denied an opportunity to participate and provide their valuable…
OVER 500 HSUWA MEMBERS RALLY FOR HIGHER WAGES AND BETTER CONDITIONS
RELEASED Wednesday 21 August 2024 HSUWA members have walked out and joined other public sector workers to Stand Up! for higher wages, better conditions and sustainable career priorities at the Perth Cultural Centre today. The message from HSUWA members is clear – the State Government needs to stop its current approach of expensive, short sighted…
WA HEALTH IGNORES CALLS TO IMPLEMENT MODERN ALLIED HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS, IGNORES INTERIM FINDINGS OF ITS OWN INDEPENDENT REVIEW
Released Tuesday 10 September 2024 WA Health have ignored the overwhelming evidence gathered in its own Independent Review of Career Pathways for Health Professionals in WA Public Health by failing to commit to implement modern career pathways for over 7,000 Allied Health Professionals in the unanimously rejected Second Offer. HSUWA members who have dedicated their…