QNU Industrial Services

Skilled officials are available to advise and represent nurses on entitlements in the workplace. On a daily basis union officials negotiate and represent members at the workplace and before various tribunals, including the Industrial Relations Commission on a variety of issues including:

• Enterprise bargaining agreements
• Wage rates
• Leave entitlements, including family, parental and long service leave
• Dismissals and reinstatements
• Hours and rostering practices
• Occupational Health and Safety issues
• Time and wages checks (this is a check of your employer's pay records to ensure you are receiving all your correct entitlements
• Grievances
• Termination, change and redundancy (the union negotiates to ensure minimal job losses and that where necessary appropriate severance pay is paid)
• many other issues relating to workplace conditions.