Reports, submissions & Inquiries
Submission - Response to HWA paper on nursing workforce retention and productivity
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks Health Workforce Australia for the opportunity to respond to the discussion paper. We have provided some information on the QNU, initial comments on the document in general as well answers to the questions contained in the paper.
Submission - Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2013
In this submission we make passing comment on some of the provisions in the Bill, its general themes and obvious limitations and inconsistencies. We ask the Committee to read our submission in conjunction with that of our peak body, the Queensland Council of Unions.
Submission - Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the Committee) for providing the opportunity to comment on the Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2013 (the Bill).
Submission - Review of Human Resources Union Encouragement Policy
Please find attached the Queensland Nurses' Union (QNU) submission with respect to longstanding existing union encouragement provisions within Queensland Health.
Submission - Inquiry into the Operation of Queensland’s Workers’ Compensation Scheme
The QNU thanks the Finance and Administration Committee (the Committee) for providing this opportunity to comment on the operation of Queensland’s workers’ compensation scheme. Our submission responds to the inquiry’s terms of reference and includes a case study in support of our recommendations.
Submission - Fair Work Amendment (Tackling Job Insecurity) Bill 2012
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the Standing Committee on Education and Employment for providing the opportunity to comment on the Fair Work Amendment (Tackling Job Insecurity) Bill 2012 (the Bill).
Submission - Review of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009
The QNU thanks the Department of Justice and Attorney-General for providing this opportunity to comment on the review of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (the QCAT Act).
Submission to the NMBA re proposed Guidelines for Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Arrangements
The QNU thanks the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) for providing this opportunity to comment on the proposed Guidelines for Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Arrangements. We ask the NMBA to read this submission in conjunction with that of our peak body, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF).
Submission to the Inquiry into the conditions of employment of state public sector employees and the adequacy of protection of their rights at work compared with other employees
The QNU thanks the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (the Committee) for providing this opportunity to comment on the employment of state public sector employees and the adequacy of protection of their rights at work as compared with other employees.
Submission - proposed changes to the Aged Care Act 1997
The QNU thanks the Department of Health and Ageing for providing this opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act). We ask the Department to read our submission in conjunction with that of our federal body, the Australian Nursing Federation.
Submission to the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 Advisory Panel
The Queensland Nurses‟ Union (QNU) thanks the Crime and Misconduct Act Advisory Panel (the Panel) for the opportunity to make a submission to the review of the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 (the Act).
Submission to the Inquiry into palliative care services and home and community care services in Queensland
The Queensland Nurses‟ Union (QNU) thanks the Health and Community Services Committee (the Committee) for providing the opportunity to comment on palliative care and home and community care services in Queensland. In this submission we comment on the capacity and future need for these services, their effectiveness and opportunities for reform.
Submission to the Inquiry into Implementation of the National Health Reform Agreement
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee (the Committee) for providing this opportunity to comment on implementation of the National Health Reform Agreement (the Agreement).
Remuneration details of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary
Remuneration as at 30 June 2012 for the QNU Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
Submission on Penalty Rates
The QNU believes that penalty rates adequately compensate workers for the effects of working unsocial, irregular hours and should not be altered in any way that undermines or undervalues the payment of these entitlements. It is within this context that we address the matters relevant to nurses and nursing work currently under consideration by the Committee.
State government proposal to move the Labour Day public holiday: Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
In this submission we express our strong objection to the proposal to amend the Holidays Act 1983 (the Act) to hold Labour Day on the first Monday in October instead of the first Monday in May as has been the case for the last 111 years.
Submission to the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency. Future focus: Australia's Skills and Workforce Development Needs
The Queensland Nurses‟ Union (QNU) thanks the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (the Agency) for providing the opportunity to comment on the draft report Future Focus: Australia’s Skills and Workforce Development Needs (the report).
Submission to Productivity Commission: Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the Productivity Commission (the Commission) for providing the opportunity to comment on the draft report Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards (the report). In this submission we comment on some of the PC’s recommendations and provide feedback on the proposed options for designing a selection process for assessment of superannuation funds.
Submission to the Health and Community Services Committee: Inquiry into palliative care services and home and community care services in Queensland
The Queensland Nurses‟ Union (QNU) thanks the Health and Community Services Committee (the Committee) for providing the opportunity to comment on palliative care and home and community care services in Queensland. In this submission we comment on the capacity and future need for these services, their effectiveness and opportunities for reform. The QNU believes that improving palliative care services is good public policy because it can reduce pressure on the acute sector and distress on the patient and carer(s). Nurses play a significant role in this area.
Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Penalties and Sentences and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
We state at the outset our extreme concern and disappointment with both the new provisions to the Act and the manner in which this government introduced them into the Parliament. We acknowledge that this government did not cause the payroll failure. Nor did the QNU. However, the people of Queensland elected the Liberal National Party (LNP) on a platform of change and stability, and to that end, the LNP must accept its responsibility in government for ensuring that Queensland Health pays its workers on time and in full.
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