From the Secretary

Meredith House redundancy dispute update

Firstly, we want to say thank you to all the members for responding to our requests for meetings and payslips so quickly! Because…

From the Secretary

Got skills? Consider a casual training role

Your union is in the process of building the capacity to provide ongoing training to members and the community as a Registered Training Organisation. Training will…

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This is huge! New Federal Government will make a submission to our Work Value Case

We rallied, we lobbied, we organised – and we were part of changing the Federal Government so they would Change Aged Care. And…

HSU Newsroom

Why aged care worker wages should be Labor’s first priority

Australia Today, 31 May 2022 Steve Price speaks to Health Services Union secretary Gerard Hayes.  https://omny.fm/shows/australia-today-with-steve-price/why-aged-care-worker-wages-should-be-labor-s-first

From the Secretary

Workplace change across Feros Care

Yesterday, Feros Care commenced consultation about workplace changes across the organisation. So far Feros has only provided dates for initial consultation meetings. Your…

HSU Newsroom

Health workers’ union takes fight for kitchen staff in NSW aged care home to federal court

The Guardian, 30 May 2022 Case to test the limits of outsourcing in sector amid concern about food standards in some facilities …

HSU Newsroom

Union launches legal action over slashed aged care wages

Australian Financial Review, 30 May 2022 The Health Services Union is launching legal action to stop aged care operators from hiring outsourced catering…

From the Secretary

New Model of Care and your rights at work

The Salvation Army has announced that it will be rolling out its new Model of Care at Elizabeth Jenkins Place. Your local HSU Organiser Anu Mahimkar…