On Wednesday 29 October, ANMF (Vic Branch) participated in a conference in the Fair Work Commission before Commissioner Clarke. This conference was convened following the ANMF’s application, which we lodged on 14 October.
Despite a number of ANMF requests to meet to progress negotiations over the last fortnight, Healthscope did not agree to do so.
NEW PROPOSALS DISCUSSED
Both the ANMF and Healthscope proposals were discussed at this conference.
ANMF Job Representatives in the negotiating team participated in the discussions, alongside Industrial Officers Megan Reeve and James Lauchland. We hope to provide a more substantive update on these discussions soon.
PROTECTED INDUSTRIAL ACTION TO CONTINUE
ANMF members are to be congratulated on the resounding industrial action across all sites – 11 in Melbourne and one in Geelong.
Members can continue all notified actions: including wearing your ANMF t-shirt, refusing redeployment, refusing overtime and all the awareness-raising activities such as discussions with patients and families, social media engagement and contacting traditional forms of media such as talk-back radio and letters to the editor.
DATA BANS WILL COMMENCE TOMORROW – FRIDAY, 31 OCTOBER AT 7AM
We encourage members to discuss with their colleagues which data bans will be undertaken in your ward/unit. The most effective types of action will differ depending on the sort of work you normally do. As a rule of thumb, admin and data work that directly relates to patient care will continue to be done.
Examples of acceptable data bans include outcome measures, invoicing and statistical data.
Item 6 on the protected industrial action ballot order list states: A ban on administrative tasks including, but not limited to the: collection and/or entry of any data (that is not required by law to be entered into the patient record or related directly to patient or staff safety) and a refusal to record, collect or complete data required by the employer;
- noting or documenting start and finish times of consultations or procedures;
- the completing of any paperwork or electronic forms other than that directly related to the documenting of patient care;
- the scanning, documenting or entry of any item related to billing of clients.
CAMPAIGN RESOURCES
The ANMF’s Healthscope EBA 2025 campaign page includes the protected industrial action kit, the dear patient letter, the nurses and midwives speak out flier, information for senior nurses and midwives, the social media work ban guidance, the email message, the form to report pay docking threats, harassment and intimidation, a Teams screen, social media profile graphic and the link to upload your campaign images to ANMF’s Dropbox folder. Visit anmfvic.asn.au/healthscopeeba.
GOT A CAMPAIGN QUESTION?
If you have any questions, please contact your local Job Representative or the ANMF Industrial Relations Organiser responsible for your site (see below) via records@anmfvic.asn.au. Please quote case ID 1083422 in the subject line.
Dorset Rehabilitation Centre Camilla Ablitt-Collins
Geelong Clinic Christian Sanderson
Holmesglen Private Hospital Stephanie Bligh
John Fawkner Hospital Lachlan Schacht
Knox Private Hospital Linda Elliott
La Trobe Private Hospital Julie Wearing-Smith
Melbourne Private Hospital Lyndal Alston
Northpark Private Hospital Julie Wearing-Smith
Ringwood Private Hospital Linda Elliott
The Melbourne Clinic Private Hospital Linda Elliott
Victoria Clinic Private Hospital Narelle Hayes
Victorian Rehabilitation Centre Jenna Bell
