Aged Care Updates – Statewide

Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) – Enterprise Agreement (EA)

The ballot for protected action is open TODAY (Thursday 17 March 2022 for four days) to all staff at SCCT. Organisers will be visiting your sites regularly with information about how to vote. You will also receive information from the Voting Agent (Vero Voting) so keep an eye on your emails as well as your phone messages.

This ballot is being undertaken electronically and while you will be given a user name and number that is only for the purposes of ensuring one vote/one person. The vote is anonymous, and no one will know how any person has voted.

Remember VOTE YES to all questions. Voting YES does not mean you have to take the action selected, it just means that members can decide to take that action at a later date if they wish.

50% of all members on the list need to vote and more than 50% of those voting must vote YES.

The Ballot is only open for 4 days so when you receive the message VOTE before you forget.

Changes to leadership at SCCT: The ANMF encourages members to feed back issues related to absence or instability of leadership in SCCT sites, especially in Human Resources matters, and members are encouraged to look after themselves and their colleagues in these unreasonable situations. Use internal SCCT reporting systems, if you can, to highlight the impact on your workload and morale.
EA: The ANMF has conducted follow up meetings with members at all SCCT sites and, as above, we are running a second, electronic Protected Action Ballot (PAB). Look out for an email and make sure you are ready to vote, from Thursday 17 March 2022 to Sunday 21 March 2022, inclusive. The ANMF will be visiting all sites in the run up and during the Ballot period.
Changes to Servery and Catering: The ANMF invites members to continue to report back to us how these changes are affecting you, your workloads, and your residents.
Rosary Gardens: ANMF members are working without a Facility Manager.
Guilford Young Grove: ANMF members are working without a Facility Manager.
Fairway Rise: ANMF members are working without a Facility Manager.

Respect Mt St Vincent

The ANMF held a member meeting on Wednesday 16 February 2022 where members raised workload concerns. We thank members who completed the subsequent workload survey. The information will be used to formally raise concerns with your employer. Further member meetings will be held, please watch for the invite via email.

Masonic Care Tasmania (MCT) Fred French

The ANMF has received feedback from staff regarding concerns about allegations of bullying and discriminatory behaviour at the facility. If you require advice, please do not hesitate to contact our Member Support Team via email at membersupport@anmftas.org.au for assistance.

Regis – Enterprise Agreement

The scheduled EA meeting was cancelled as HACSU were unable to attend. Members will be informed regarding updates to the EA process.

Other Residential Aged Care Facility Sites including Enterprise Agreements (EAs)

Huon Regional Care

The ANMF visited sites at Franklin, Nubeena, and Dover on Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 March 2022. Members approved the Log of Claims (LoC) for General and Nursing EBA. Bargaining should start soon, look out for email updates.

QV Care

QV Care has rejected the request of ANMF members to extend the back pay in the offer to 1 January 2021. The ANMF and members will consult to determine the next step in the EA process. Draft documents are currently under review for both nursing and non-nursing agreements.

Regis

The ANMF is due to meet with Regis representatives on Friday 18 March 2022. ANMF modelling has shown that the current EA offer from Regis is worth nothing to members when reduced penalties and allowances are factored into the wage offer. The ANMF looks forward to a response to this from Regis. Members will be consulted further once we have a response – look out for a text message with details about the time and day of the meeting soon.

Glenview

The ANMF is awaiting a response from Glenview about the commencement of new EA negotiations.

Korongee Village, (Glenview)

The ANMF is expecting a response from management soon – keep an eye out for a member meeting date and time.

MCT Freemasons

The ANMF is still awaiting a new EA offer from Masonic Care Tasmania. Following a major loss of managers in the past three months, staffing and roster issues remain troublesome for members. Please continue to forward any feedback where you need support to the ANMF office as per contacts in this eNews.

Other Tasmanian Health Service (THS) – Primary Health Sites

Midlands Multi-Purpose Centre – Oatlands

The ANMF held a meeting with members on Thursday 3 March 2022 where we discussed workplace matters including the safe-staffing model, recruitment, rosters, and the new Nurse Unit Manager (NUM). This resulted in an exchange of emails with the Director of Nursing, which has placed member concerns high on the to-do list of the incoming NUM, who has since started in the role.

Updates correct as at 16 March 2022.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary

ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT

Member Support Team: The ANMF Tasmanian Branch is 8000 plus members strong! Supporting nurses, midwives, and care workers as the only union in Tasmania employing nurses and care workers to represent members. This is why our Organisers and Member Support Team are uniquely positioned to understand your experiences, represent you in your workplace, and offer industrial advice that’s relevant to you. Please contact our Member Support Team if you need workplace support, would like to discuss any matters or raise a concern. Alternatively, you can send an email outlining your concerns to our team - membersupport@anmftas.org.au. Email is the preferred and fastest way of contacting the team, however if your matter is urgent, please phone (03) 6223 6777 or 1800 001 241 if you are outside of Hobart.

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