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Horsham nurses are joining their colleagues across the state to fight for better pay, conditions and flexibility as part of a new enterprise agreement with the State Government.
Acting under the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, ANMF, Horsham industrial relations organiser Gareth Lane said Horsham nurses and midwives were among many to participate in speak-out sessions across major Victorian centres.
“Nurses and midwives have come outside for 15 minutes at a time, as part of the industrial action agreement, as well as during lunch breaks, to fight for better working conditions, flexibility, permanent shifts, better parental leave and better work-life balance,” he said.
Staff at the Horsham session received promotional items such as t-shirts and pens, as well as a link to email Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Tim Pallas to express their support for the new agreement.
The Victorian branch of the ANMF has called a statewide meeting today, June 26, in Melbourne and at eight satellite venues across the state.
Following discussions between the ANMF, senior Department of Health representatives and the government, members will consider a 28.4 percent wage increase across four years.
The ANMF rejected an offer on May 20, which included 12 percent, cash bonuses and additional gender equity uplift. In addition to wage increases, improvements nurses and midwives are asking for include a change-of-ward allowance, improved night-shift penalties and on-call allowances, reducing the parental leave qualifying period from six months to zero, and interstate service recognition.
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