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Victorians get “Pandemic Leave”, NSW gets nothing
August 4, 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a “Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment” scheme for Victorians through COVID-19, but has left NSW in the lurch. Under the scheme, workers who are required to isolate, but cannot access sick leave entitlements, or other forms of income support such as JobSeeker and JobKeeper. However, the scheme has been limited…
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Victorians get “Pandemic Leave”, NSW gets nothing
August 4, 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a “Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment” scheme for Victorians through…
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Unions and business unite in call for paid pandemic lea...
August 4, 2020
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) have…
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Co-operative approach delivers safer workplace
July 27, 2020
Enhanced dialogue and co-operation between management and staff is bringing improvements to a violence-plagued mental…
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COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women’s...
June 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid…
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Hospital data reinforces exceptional value of nurses an...
June 17, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has again called on the NSW Government to…
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Liverpool Hospital mental health nurse tragedy
April 18, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) expresses our sincere condolences to the family, friends…
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Outrage over jobs cut forces LHD re-think
April 1, 2020
A public backlash against a proposed cut to emergency department nursing hours at Murwillumbah District…
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NSW hospitals already buckling as presentations jump
March 18, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has urged the NSW Government to bring forward…
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Aged care staff in limbo as Gloucester privatises beds
March 12, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has raised serious staffing concerns over the transfer…