News
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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.