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Public sector updates: northern region
Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department – Survey The ANMF would like to remind members that we are seeking feedback regarding workloads within the Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department. All members working in the department were provided with a link to the survey via email on Wednesday 15 July 2020. If you did not receive this, [...]
Public sector updates: southern region
Royal Hobart Hospital Ward K9W – General Surgical Unit The ANMF conducted a meeting with members of the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) General Surgical Unit on Friday 31 July 2020, to relay feedback from Tasmanian Health Service (THS) Management regarding the Step 1 Workload Grievance. As a result of ensuing discussions, members resolved to advance [...]
COVID-19 and Paid Pandemic Leave
Unions, on behalf of members, recently had a big win with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) granting paid pandemic leave to staff working in residential aged care under the Aged Care Award, the Nurses Award and the Health Professionals Award. You can read the full details from the Fair Work Commision here. However, [...]
Enterprise Agreements Update: Private and Aged Care Sectors
We are frequently updating information regarding enterprise agreements from private and aged care sites across Tasmania so our members can stay informed. Calvary The ANMF attended Calvary St Johns, South Hobart on Tuesday 28 July 2020 and Calvary Lenah Valley on 3 August 2020, to update members on the current Enterprise Agreement [...]
Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward
ANMF officials along with work representatives attended the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) on 31 July 2020 in a dispute against the Tasmanian Health Service (THS) regarding the workloads of members working at the Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward. The workloads of members are exacerbated by the current skill mix challenges faced by the ward, thus [...]
Newsflash: North West Independent Review Survey
The Independent Review of the Response to the North West Tasmania COVID-19 Outbreak is now open. This is an opportunity for members of the ANMF to provide their feedback on the actions and effectiveness of the Tasmanian Government’s response to the outbreak. We encourage all members who wish to contribute directly to the review to [...]