ANF EBA

SOUTHERN REGION
PRIVATE AND AGED CARE SECTOR
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS UPDATE
Friday 7 March 2014
Bupa – Vaucluse Gardens
Nursing Agreement
Bupa – Vaucluse Gardens
Non Nursing Agreement
ANMF attended a further meeting with Bupa on 17 February
2014. ANMF has sought clarification of the operative date of the
wage offer for nurses. Bupa have revised the operative date for
the wage increase for nurses and membership meeting to be held
within 14 days to discuss.
Calvary Lenah Valley and St
John’s Campus Nursing
Agreement
As members may be aware the Nurses Agreement expires on 2
July 2014. A survey was circulated to members in order to assist
ANMF in developing a LOC for a new Agreement. Thank you to
those who completed the survey. ANMF are now compiling the
results and membership meetings are to be arranged in due
course.
Christian Homes Nursing
Agreement
As members may be aware, the current Christian Homes Nurses
Agreement expires on 30 June 2014. ANMF circulated a survey
for members to complete in order to assist us in developing a Log
of Claims for a new Agreement. Thank you to those who
completed the survey. ANMf are now compiling the results.
Corumbene Nursing
Agreement
The ballot for the Agreement was successful – click here for
details of the results. ANMF are advised that Corumbene have
lodged the Agreement with the Fair Work Commission. ANMF will
keep members advised as to progress.
Corumbene General Staff
Agreement
Corumbene have provided a detailed response to the unions’
position. Please click here for further details. The last bargaining
meeting was on Friday 20 December 2013. Corumbene is to
supply some wording for proposed amendments to the foul and
nauseous linen provision and the classification structure (ACFI
duties). The next meeting with Corumbene was scheduled for 7
March 2014 but has been cancelled. A new meeting has been
scheduled for 18 March 2014.
Freemasons General Staff
Agreement
The first bargaining meeting was held on Thursday 20 February
2014 at which the unions’ Log of Claims was discussed. The
employer’s response was given at the meeting scheduled for 6
March 2014 and members will be provided with an update in due
course.
Healthscope Nurses
Agreement
Please click here to view an update on progress of the Enterprise
Agreement.
Hobart Day Surgery Nurses
Agreement
ANMF has forwarded its endorsed Log of Claims to the employer
and is waiting on a date to commence bargaining. On 27
February the ANMF sent a prompt to the employer to commence
bargaining. Bargaining will now be commencing on 24 March
2014.
Hobart District Nursing
Service Nurses Agreement
As members may be aware, the Hobart District Nursing Service
Inc. Nurses Agreement 2011 has an expiry date of 30 June 2014.
ANMF has written to HDNS informing that we are about to
commence a process of consultation with our members in order to
prepare a Log of Claims for a new Agreement. A membership
survey has been completed by members and membership
meetings held to discuss.
Huon Eldercare Nurses
Agreement
Following further dialogue between ANMF, HACSU and Huon
Eldercare, all parties have agreed to suspend the ballot of the
proposed Nurses’ Enterprise Agreement – click here for details.
Please also click here to view ANMF’s flier of 4 March 2014
clarifying conditions.
ANMF to meet with Huon Eldercare on 11 March 2014.
Huon Eldercare General
Staff Agreement
ANMF met for negotiations with Management and other parties on
3 March 2014 – click here for details.
Independent Health Care
Services Nurses Agreement
ANMF attended the carers’ bargaining meeting on 18 December
to monitor progress. This is a complex negotiation with the
challenge being to draft an Enterprise Agreement that will be
approved by the Fair Work Commission. The ANMF has
requested that the nurses’ Enterprise Agreement be drafted in
time for a ballot in February. Please click here for further details.
ANMF met with the employer’s industrial advisor to discuss the
proposed nurses’ Enterprise Agreement.
ANMF anticipates
further work to be completed on the draft in March 2014.
Mary’s Grange Nurses
Agreement
Please click here to view details of 2 options ANMF are asking
members to vote on via a survey (link to survey also can be found
via this link - if you have not yet completed, please do! Your input
is vital!)
Mary’s Grange Non Nursing
Agreement
The first bargaining meeting was held on Friday 14 February
2014. A second meeting was held on 25 February at which Mary’s
Grange detailed its initial offer. Please click here for information
on the initial offer.
May Shaw Nurses
Agreement
May Shaw have indicated that they will negotiate a separate
Nurses Agreement and as a result ANMF has withdrawn its
application before the Fair Work Commission – please click here
for further details. The next meeting is to be held on 28 March
2014.
OneCare General Staff
Agreement
ANMF will be preparing a Log of Claims with member input.
Members were asked to complete a survey and attend meetings
in order to ensure the Log of Claims is a reflection of what
members want. Thank you to those members who completed the
survey. ANMF are collating the survey results.
Queen Victoria Home
General Staff Agreement
The negotiation of this Agreement is now close to finalisation with
Queen Vic making an offer in response to the threat of protected
Industrial Action by a bargaining representative. The offer is
recommended by the ANMF – click here for details. Queen Vic
had agreed with other bargaining reps not to put this offer to ballot
– instead bargaining for the 2014 Enterprise Agreement will
commence in the near future.
Queen Victoria Home
Nursing Staff Agreement
As members may be aware, the current Queen Victoria Home
Nurses Agreement expires on 30 June 2014. ANMF circulated a
survey to members in order to assist ANMF in developing a Log of
Claims for a new Agreement. Thank you to those members who
completed the survey. ANMF are now compiling the results.
Southern Cross Care (Tas)
Inc. Staff Enterprise
Agreement
A further bargaining meeting was held on 13 February 2014.
SCCT have tabled a revised offer for member consideration –
advice of acceptance or otherwise was due by Friday 21 February
2014 – please click here for details. Following feedback from
ANMF members at all SCCT sites, ANMF has advised SCCT that
it was not in a position to recommend the SCCT offer to its
members and would instead be in a position to recommend 3%
per annum. The nest negotiation meeting is on 21 March 2014 at
Rosary Gardens.
South Eastern Community
Care Nurses Agreement
The latest meeting due to be held on 13 November had to be
cancelled due to illness. Please click here to view further details.
SECC have provided a draft and a membership meeting will be
held shortly to discuss.
Tas Medicare Local Clinical
Staff EA (proposed)
Tas Medicare Local has agreed to bargain but not until March
2014.
TasIVF Nurses Agreement
The Fair Work Commission has written to Tas IVF concerned that
a number of provisions in the Enterprise Agreement do not meet
the Better Off Overall Test (the BOOT). Please click here to view
ANMF’s recent communication.
The Gardens Non Nursing
Enterprise Agreement
Negotiation meeting held 6 March 2014.
Uniting AgeWell Staff
Agreement
As members may be aware the current Agreement expires on 30
June 2014. ANMF circulated a survey to members individually in
order to gather information to assist in developing a Log of Claims
for the next Agreement. Thank you to those members who
completed the survey.
ANMF are compiling the results.
Membership meetings will be arranged in due course.
Authorised: Neroli Ellis
Branch Secretary
7 March 2014

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