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The VAU has five organisers who work across both the public and private sectors. All VAU organisers can handle a wide range of member queries and work together using their own specialities, experience and expert knowledge.

What do our Public and Public Sector Organisers do at the VAU?

• Respond to Member Queries
• Work alongside the legal team in matters that often effect the broader membership such as:
  • Payroll delays
  • Branch transfers and AP12 allocations
  • Group grievances
  • Compliance with NEPT Regulations
  • Responses to proposed changes to workplace policy and procedures
  • Recruitment disputes
  • Graduate training
  • Regional FWA process
• Monitor all Report a Workplace Issue submission and respond as required
• Enterprise Bargaining negotiations
• Represent VAU in many consultative committees for example, AV/VAU Consultative Committee, TZV Union Consultation Committee, NPT Joint Consultation Committee
• Represent VAU in many industry specific focus groups for example, Government funding of training/education in health sector, Prevention of Manual Handling & Mental Injury in Victorian Public Hospitals
• Consultation with WorkSafe, Department of Health, Department of Emergency Services and SaferCare Victoria
• Recruitment of new members
• Present to new members at inductions
• Content creation and delivery of VAU Delegate and WorkSafe Approved HSR Training
• Advise and represent members at:
  • Grievance meetings
  • Contract review/negotiations
  • Lower level PSBD matters
  • FWA negotiations
  • Roster Disputes
  • Return to Work and WorkCover Issues
  • Payroll and allowances issues
  • Casual Conversion
  • Branch Transfer and AP 12 Allocations (AV)
  • Disciplinary procedures and meetings
  • Performance procedures and meetings
  • Bullying and harassment procedures and meetings
• General advice to members regarding OHS matters
• Assisting HSRs in resolving OHS matters including expert advice, meetings, issuing Provisional Improvement Notices, cease work directions and consulting with external stakeholders including WorkSafe during disputes.

The VAU organiser team includes Kerry Mclean, Bruce Fine, Chloe Bell, Heidi Brennan and Yiota Paraskevopoulos.
To contact the Organiser Team please visit the VAU website and submit a member query at [email protected].

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