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COVID, Unprecedented Floods, and the Surging Cost of Li...
February 15, 2024
Lismore has faced a series of challenges, including COVID, floods, and a rising cost of living, resembling a saga of biblical proportions. Throughout these adversities, nurses and midwives in private and public hospitals, along with health services, have stood as…
3 days ago
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Award free?
I’m employed as a registered nurse at a private dialysis provider, but my contract says…
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Redeployment After a Non-Work-Related Injury
Can I be temporarily redeployed if I cannot perform my full duties following a non-work-related…
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Returning to Work After a Non-Work-Related Injury
I have recently been off work due to a non-work-related…
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Workers Compensation for Health Workers with COVID-19
I have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and am unsure of…
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Award free?
February 15, 2024
I’m employed as a registered nurse at a private dialysis provider, but my contract says I’m ‘Award Free’. Is that correct? It is not correct. If you are working as…
3 days ago
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Redeployment After a Non-Work-Related Injury
February 15, 2024
Can I be temporarily redeployed if I cannot perform my full duties following a non-work-related illness? Under anti-discrimination legislation in NSW, employers are required to…
Workplace News
Workplace News
Parking blow for John Hunter nurses and midwives
February 9, 2024
Lower Hunter nurses and midwives are angry and deflated over the NSW government’s decision to reinstate paid parking for staff at John Hunter Hospital. Following the re-introduction of paid parking…
9 days ago
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UNION WIN: Western Sydney branches overturn unfair addi...
November 21, 2023
Branches of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have been successful in overturning a policy that introduced…
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Unsafe staffing prompts walk out by Maitland nurses
Unions
Unions
Australia becomes first country to ban engineered stone
February 15, 2024
The ban is the culmination of a years-long campaign by unions, clinicians, and workers. Experts say that engineered stone “exploded” through the mid-2000s as a cheaper and more durable alternative…
3 days ago
Unions
Corporate Australia booms at the expense of their custo...
February 15, 2024
Experts say the rising cost of living is causing “growing anguish” among working people, while business profits and executive pay soars. “There’s a sense of…