Question: I work in a hospital operated by Healthscope. What are the requirements regarding the posting of a roster?

Answer: Clause 8 of the Healthscope – NSWNMA/ANMF – NSW Nurses and Midwives’ – Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019 sets out that a roster giving not less than two weeks’ notice will be provided to full-time and part- time staff.

It should be noted that the roster can be subsequently altered in emergent circumstances, provided that where any alteration involves working on a day that was to be a day off, the replacement day off shall be as mutually arranged. A nurse can also change their roster at short notice for any reasonable ground, but only with the agreement of their nurse/midwifery unit manager or Director of Nursing.