Dear Member,

Hunter Imaging executives recently met with facility managers in response to your campaign tracking your breaks.

While there have been some positive steps taken by HIG around breaks, including an increase in patient consultant hours, HIG is still not taking responsibility for workers struggling to take their breaks due to workload and continues to push technicians to cut down on scan times.

Many HIG workers say they frequently don’t take their breaks at all or can only take breaks when clients fail to show or if they manage to finish appointments early.

It’s important you take the breaks you’re entitled to!

Your enterprise agreement sets out your pay and conditions, including your breaks. You’re entitled to a “paid 10-minute tea break in each four hours worked, with two paid tea breaks of up to 10 minutes duration each for employees working a full day” (18.2.1) and that “tea breaks will be counted as time worked” (18.2.3).

You are also entitled to a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

HSU members should continue to track their breaks and keep up the pressure on HIG!

There’s still time to download your HSU break tracker - Print your HIG break tracker HERE.

After a month, send it to your HSU organiser Tracey via 044 724 5492 or [E-Mail not displayed]. Your organiser will be on site shortly to talk about next steps.

Do you know someone who isn’t an HSU member? Encourage them to join our Union today and have a say at work. We are always stronger when we stand together. 

New members can join at www.hsu.asn.au/join or call 1300 478 679.