As you are aware, the HSU has been fighting for better wages conditions to be included in the new Lifehouse Enterprise Agreements since April 2022.

Lifehouse has notified the HSU that both the Lifehouse Medical Physicist and Lifehouse Health Professionals and Support Services Agreements will be going to a vote in the coming weeks. Please see timeframe provided below:

• Access Period commences on Monday, 8 August 2022
•  Ballot opens at 9am on Tuesday 16 August 2022
•  Ballot closes at 4pm on Monday 22 August 2022

The draft Enterprise Agreements are linked below for you to review and provide feedback to your organisers before COB, 29 July 2022. Please see below the summary of the new conditions for each Agreement:

Lifehouse Medical Physicist

• 3% wage increase for each year of the 2-year term
• 0.5% increase to superannuation guarantee
• 3% increases to allowances
• Removal of annual leave cap
• Increase of paid partner leave to 2 weeks
• A statutory declaration is considered as an agreed form of evidence relating to domestic and family violence leave.

Lifehouse Health Professionals and Support Services

• 3% wage increase for each year of the 2-year term
• 0.5% increase to superannuation guarantee
• 3% increases to allowances
• Increase of paid partner leave to 2 weeks
• A statutory declaration is considered as an agreed form of evidence relating to domestic and family violence leave

Our strength in bargaining comes from our strength in the workplace. If you know someone who isn’t an HSU member, pass this email on and invite them to join us. New members can join at www.hsu.asn.au or by calling 1300 478 679.