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HACSU officials are witnessing a spiraling increase in bullying and harassment complaints in many workplaces, with the issue now taking up a great deal of the union’s workload. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] Civil Liability Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule Below is a summary of HACSU’s Professional Indemnity Policies. For a full copy of a policy contact the union office. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] Director of Public Prosecutions take Employer to Court The Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions is taking an employer to court who is attempting to evade payment of entitlements to three HACSU members. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU Members’ Help Line receives 3,000 Calls 1300 HACSU Members’ Help Line is turning out to be one of the union’s best-supported services, with over 3,000 calls in the first twelve months. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU Wins Fair Hearing on Employment Interview Panel HACSU recently won an important case before the State Service Commissioner, which will ensure interview panels for jobs will be conducted in a way that will ensure that applicants get a fair go. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU is considering taking a Senior Medic to Court over Bullying. For legal reasons we are unable at this stage to reveal his name, or any real details of the case which could identify the person. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] HSUA Tasmania No. 1 Branch Discussion and Analysis for Concise Financial Report Health Services Union of Australia Tasmania No. 1 Branch Discussion and Analysis for Concise Financial Report Year ended 30 June 2003 22 August 2003 [Full Story] Important Update HACSU has increased the “Limits of Indemnity” for Nursing Staff, Health Professionals and Ambulance Officers for Professional Indemnity Insurance which is included in membership fees. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Let’s win a better Workers Comp System! The union movement in Tasmania is now campaigning strongly for a better workers compensation system for Tasmanians. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] Members win access to union shopper HACSU members now have access to union shopper, a national union scheme that gives members a cut price shopping service. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Our aims – Security and Fairness in the Workplace Workplaces should be safe, secure, healthy and free of harassment, intimidation, violence and discrimination. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Quality Union Organisations Win Quality Outcomes - State Secretary Chris Brown Australian unions are on the counterattack, developing new models of servicing and recruiting new members. And HACSU is leading the push in our Island State. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] Test case bid for Working Parents Working mothers who cannot return to full time jobs after maternity leave would no longer lose their jobs under an ACTU test case lodged recently. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] World’s Best Health System Under Attack Australia’s world renowned health care system is under attack. 22 August 2003 [Full Story] Nursing
Alison Beer is a newly graduated medication endorsed EN working at Grenoch Nursing Home. Alison has a dilemma shared by many ENs. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Breakthrough Agreement – Now let’s see it in practice! 12 May 2003 was an historic day for Tasmanian nurses, with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission passing an agreement, which will regulate nursing workloads in Tasmania according to an agreed formula - the Nursing Hours Per Patient Day Formula. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] EN Scope of Practice working Group gets underway The EN Scope of Practice working Group, established to provide education, support and a greater understanding of the role of ENs, is now underway. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU EN Sub Committee – Up and Running The new HACSU Enrolled Nurse Sub Committee is now up and running and has had its first meeting. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU Nurse Sub Branch - Election Results The results of the Nurses Sub Branch Executive election has now been decided. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU Wins Increments for Part-time Nurses HACSU has won an important victory for the Department of Health and Human Services to pay annual increments for all part time nurses. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] St Lukes provoke Industrial Disputes St Luke’s nurse members are at the end of their tether following a series of management provoked industrial disputes that many now believe have created a climate of intimidation at the hospital. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Private
Members from Aldersgate Nursing Homes are getting right behind the aged care campaign. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Bishop Davies Court - Nursing Home gets Worksite Committee Organised HACSU members working at Bishop Davies Court in Kingston are getting organised. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Disability Services Sub Branch Executive positions fill up Positions on the Disability Services Sub Branch are now rapidly filling up. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU launches Statewide Aged Care Campaign The campaign is aimed at getting every aged care employer in Tasmania signed up to a staffing levels agreement based on a specific staffing formula. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Heathscope Members to Vote on EBA HACSU members have won pay increases and other improvements in the Healthscope enterprise bargaining agreement, which if endorsed by members will be registered in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission in the near future. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Your Rights as a Worker - Handling Grievances The overwhelming majority of HACSU members working in the private sector are covered by awards, which contain specific grievance procedures. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Public
The campaign to negotiate a new enterprise bargaining agreement for Tasmania’s ambulance officers is underway, with HACSU’s Ambulance Employees Sub branch putting the final touches to the claim to send to members for comment and final endorsement. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Child and Family Support Workers need better Support HACSU is continuing to negotiate an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services to bring child and family support services employees under the umbrella of the DHHS. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Dead on Arrival issue Laid to Rest The statewide dispute over payment of an allowance to orderlies for handling DOA (dead on arrival) patients has been successfully concluded. An allowance will continue to be paid on a statewide basis. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Decent Rights, Decent Work and Decent Wages - Public Sector EBA Claim All HACSU members are being urged to “get ready to go” and support the HACSU claim for improved wages and conditions in the coming round of wages negotiations. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Dental management FROZEN HACSU members working in oral health services are becoming increasingly frustrated with the snails pace of management decision making. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] Disability Services members take Industrial Action over staff cuts Members employed in Disability Services South met at the Hill Top Tavern in the south of the state on Tuesday 29 July 2003 and voted unanimously to embark upon a campaign of industrial action. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU Campaigning for Improved Ambulance Services HACSU officials and members of the HACSU Ambulance Employees Sub Branch are continuing to campaign hard for improved ambulance services as the long-running Ambulance Inquiry regains its momentum. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] HACSU Wins Industrial Permanency for ex Willow Court Members After sustained pressure from HACSU, the Department of Health and Human Services has finally recognized the ongoing employment claim of a large number of former Willow Court HACSU members working in Disability Services South. 25 August 2003 [Full Story] |
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