News
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December, 2023
AV agrees to settle Casual Overtime Case
20 December, 2023
In a significant victory for VAU members, Ambulance Victoria has finally agreed to resolve the VAU’s long-running dispute over the payment of overtime entitlements for casuals.
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December, 2023
4 Aussie Heroes
19 December, 2023
Working for veterans and health professionals, plus the study of relevant and credible research and other papers and reports, a gap in the rehabilitation process.
19
December, 2023
Emergency Services Foundation
19 December, 2023
The Emergency Service Foundation (ESF) supports the emergency management sector to prevent the incidence and impact of mental injury for the 139,000 volunteers and paid staff who serve us.
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December, 2023
Triple Zero Victoria Members – Your Right to take part in Protected Industrial Action + FAQs
19 December, 2023
The VAU and other unions have formally notified ESTA of our intention to take protected industrial actions. The actions have been notified to commence at 0600 on Monday 18 December 2023 and are indefinite. The Unions encourage maximum participation for maximum impact.
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December, 2023
ESTA Members Vote YES to Industrial Action – UPDATE!
14 December, 2023
The Unions received the results of the Protected Action Ballot conducted for ESTA employees in support of their application to take Industrial Action, with 75% of eligible members voting yes in this highly important ballot. The voting results show the extent of the engagement shown by members.
13
December, 2023
RFDS OH&S Negotiations – Meeting with Worksafe
13 December, 2023
The VAU met with RFDS last week to continue to negotiate an agreed outcome regarding OH&S. They advised that, after their input and clarification, they believe that the parties should be successful in negotiating the last aspects of the structure.
05
December, 2023
ESTA Members: Vote YES for Industrial Action
05 December, 2023
VAU ESTA members who have nominated the VAU as their bargaining representative will have an opportunity to vote on whether to approve the proposed industrial actions (IA). The ballot will be conducted by CiVS electronically via email. It will open from 7 December 2023 and close on 12 December 2023. Read on for more details:
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December, 2023
Worksafe issue Improvement Notice on Ambulance Victoria
05 December, 2023
After a recent inspection of BalSECC, Worksafe have issued an improvement notice due to work-related stress in Clinicians. WorkSafe have stated that the AV has no system of assessing and responding to reports.
04
December, 2023
Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Bargaining Update – Wages and Allowances
04 December, 2023
To date there has been 55 meetings. While there has been some slow but positive progress in some key areas relating to working conditions, we have had little progress in relation to wages.