News
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March, 2021
What is considered ‘Reasonable Overtime’?
26 March, 2021
There are factors which must be taken into account to determine whether the requirement to work overtime hours is unreasonable following a refusal by an employee to work these overtime hours.
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March, 2021
Rostering Graduates to Annual Leave
25 March, 2021
Graduate members should be aware of the following clause in the Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2020 (AVEA):
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March, 2021
RFDS EBA – Current Status
24 March, 2021
If the conciliation process does not result in a resolution, the VAU has a new Protected Action Ballot Application ready to be filed in the Fair Work Commission.
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March, 2021
Industrial Update – New EA Disciplinary Procedure
24 March, 2021
The new Procedure provides the VAU with much more scope to protect members against inconsistent, ad hoc, and unfair investigations and outcomes.
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March, 2021
Meal Breaks
15 March, 2021
Rest assured the VAU will be prosecuting this matter and are currently considering legal options arising under both the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004 (Vic).
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March, 2021
VAU Industrial Assistance Update – Don’t wait to ask for help
12 March, 2021
If the VAU is involved from the start of a process initiated by your employer, we can make sure that they are following their own policies and processes when discussing issues of concern with you.
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March, 2021
Ambulance Workload
01 March, 2021
As members will be aware, recently the VAU successfully lobbied for increases in paramedic resources across Victoria, which resulted in the following initiatives:
16
February, 2021
Threats to revoke Flexible Working Arrangements
16 February, 2021
Where you are rostered as spare for a shift, you will start and finish from your home branch as per the shift times detailed in your FWA unless:
12
February, 2021
Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement – Wages and Allowances
12 February, 2021
A number of improvements to wages and conditions were achieved in the most recent round of enterprise bargaining with Ambulance Victoria (AV).
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February, 2021
Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement – Unsociable Shift Incentive – now in effect
09 February, 2021
The Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated would like to draw members attention the following clause of the AV EBA 2020 which came into effect from 1 February 2021:
02
February, 2021
Riding for spinal cure Australia
02 February, 2021
On Thursday 10 December 2020 Paramedic and Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated member Emma Mickle left Melbourne to ride her bike to Canberra to raise money for Spinal Cure Australia.
02
February, 2021
Double Loading is still restricted
02 February, 2021
The Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated (VAU) has recently received several inquiries from members regarding double-loading in the NEPT sector.
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January, 2021
Ambulance Resourcing – New Rural Resources Announcement
29 January, 2021
On 14 January 2021, the VAU wrote to Premier Dan Andrews raising our concerns about the deteriorating situation in ambulance and seeking significant further investment in ambulance resources
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January, 2021
SAFETY ALERT – Heat protocols for PPE
26 January, 2021
The Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated (VAU) has previously raised concerns about members working in PPE in warmer weather with Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tony Walker. This has been a standing issue in the VAU’s monthly meeting with the AV CEO.
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January, 2021
Master and Doctor of Advanced Clinical Practice (Paramedicine Practitioner) now available at Deakin University
07 January, 2021
Deakin will be the first University to facilitate the vigorous Paramedic Practitioner Accreditation Process.
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December, 2020
Fairwork Commission deciding whether Health Select must return to the bargaining table.
24 December, 2020
On 22 June 2020 the Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated (VAU) as a nominated bargaining representative made an application for a good faith bargaining order in the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
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December, 2020
CAD outages at ESTA
21 December, 2020
This culminated in a statewide CAD outage on Thursday 17 December 2020 where all dispatchers and call-takers had to change to manual dispatching.
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December, 2020
BALSECC Clinician Grievance & PIN
18 December, 2020
The members involved had all raised safety concerns for many years about the lack of appropriate Clinician numbers and their inability to respond to crew requests including consultations and clinical advice, liaise with hospitals and hospital notifications.
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December, 2020
VEOHRC Review – Paramedicine Student Submissions
18 December, 2020
Last week the Victorian Ambulance Union Incorporated (VAU) met with VEOHRC to discuss the recent release of the terms of reference for VEOHRC’s Independent Review. Members can view the terms of reference here.
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December, 2020
VEOHRC Review – Terms of Reference & Update
17 December, 2020
Last week the VAU met with the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to discuss the recent release of the terms of reference for its Independent Review into discriminatory conduct within AV and other matters arising from the review.