Private Sector Updates – Statewide

Eskleigh

Nurses have advised that there have been instances where the correct penalties have not applied when recalled to work. Carers have also advised that they are not receiving the correct wage in line with the 1 July 2021 wage increase. If you believe this impacts you please email our member support team.

Healthscope

Healthscope and the ANMF met on 5 August 2021. The ANMF brought member concerns of workloads to the table, as they have been doing since negotiations began. Healthscope stated:

Healthscope’s Board are considering taking back pay off the table following the recent no vote
Recruitment is an ongoing challenge
Workload issues can be escalated through the Workload Consultative Committee
No improvement will be made to the current offer and the only possible alternative would be an additional year to the agreement with a pay rise likely only to be between 2-3%

The ANMF replied:

The ANMF has fought hard to keep backpay on the table which Healthscope were trying to remove. The ANMF advocated passionately to keep members back pay and to prevent any removal of improvements from the current conditions on offer
The ANMF lobbied for night shift staffing to be a key priority in the first Workload Consultative Committee to address member workloads
The ANMF supported all measures to recruit as many nursing and midwifery staff as possible to aid in improving members workloads

The ANMF is currently waiting for a formal reply from this meeting.

Due to the current Public Health Directive the ANMF is not being given access by Healthscope to visit members. Please email our member support team.

Family Planning Tasmania

The ANMF’s Log of Claims (LOC) was endorsed by members at Family Planning Tasmania (FPT). FPT has a board meeting on 16 August 2021 and will be looking to commence bargaining after this.

Bruny Island Health Centre

The ANMF met with members on Thursday 5 August 2021 who are concerned about the presence of a paramedic being introduced into the Health Centre as support for the volunteer ambulance crew on the island. This was thought to be temporary, but members are concerned there is no end date. Members are concerned that they may lose nursing hours particularly in the on-call roster. The ANMF is following up on members concerns.

South Eastern Community Nursing

The ANMF met with members from South Eastern Community Nursing on Wednesday 11 August 2021. Members have described how their workloads have increased and the boundary for their catchment area has grown with no increase in staffing. Members also indicated that six afternoon shifts are vacant at the moment putting increased pressure on the nurses to fit more clients into a shorter time frame. The ANMF is following up on member concerns.

HealtheCare North West Private Hospital (NWPH)

On 2 August 2021, the ANMF had a productive meeting with management followed by a member meeting. Click here to view the full details of the proposed solutions.

Calvary – Northern campuses

The ANMF met with Calvary executives on 3 August 2021 to discuss the framework for addressing workload issues. While the ANMF is committed to working with Calvary to strengthen and clarify this framework, we confirmed that we would always refer to the process agreed in the EA to support nurses with workload concerns. The ANMF continues to collect workload forms as a means of enabling members to communicate with their union.

Calvary Community Care

The ANMF has raised several member concerns with Calvary Human Resources. The ANMF will notify members of outcomes regarding these issues.

Calvary South

Lenah Valley and St. John’s.

The WCC meeting was held on 4 August 2021. It was attended by members from St John’s Gibson Ward and Lenah Valley, General Surgical and CT/Neuro Ward. There were a number Workload forms presented. Members spoke of how the workloads are unmanageable at times. Gibson Ward will be holding a meeting with Leah Magliano and Michael Murray to discuss issues further, date to be confirmed. Members are encouraged to fill in the Calvary Workload Forms and submit them to managers for discussion at the WCC. Emailing managers was agreed the easiest option so that the paper version doesn’t get lost. Members are also encouraged to fill out the ANMF workload survey online form.

Updates correct as at 19 August 2021.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary

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