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Case to lift aged care wages starts tomorrow – April 26

Inside Ageing, 25 April 2022 The Fair Work Commission will hear evidence relating to a claim for a 25 per cent pay rise…

From the Secretary

Scalabrini Austral Major Workplace Change

The Health Services Union has received correspondence from Scalabrini to advise of major workplace change affecting care and clinical staff at Austral. It is…

From the Secretary

Your new HSU delegates and HSRs at GDN

The HSU is pleased to announce that two more delegates have been instated as a point of contact for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT members. These new delegates…

From the Secretary

Meredith House Aged Care Facility: Cancelled shifts update

The HSU received reports that Meredith House had begun cancelling members shifts without notice or explanation. As soon as we received these reports, HSU officials contacted…

From the Secretary

EA negotiations kicking off at Warrigal: Have your say!

It's time to negotiate a new enterprise agreement at Warrigal. This means that union members can campaign for wage increases and for improvements to conditions at…

From the Secretary

Another day – another inquiry?

Once again, in order to avoid actually solving the crisis in aged care, the Federal Government has established yet another inquiry. This time,…

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Broken Hill nursing home bracing for ‘worst-case scenario’ after four residents die from Covid

The Guardian, 14 April 2022 Nurses are being flown in from interstate amid staffing shortage after 30 positive cases reported, including inside the…

From the Secretary

Taking a mandatory RAT is work: Huntingdon Gardens Aged Care

It has come to the Union’s attention that management is directing staff to come to work early for a rapid antigen test (RAT) without pay and…