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INFORMATION SHEETS

The Union has produced a series of Information Sheets containing basic information on a range of issues for members.

Members can access the Information Sheets by clicking here to go to the Member's only section.

Members can also call the QNU Information Hotline on (07) 3840 1419 or toll free on 1800 177 273 for copies of the Information Sheets.

The Information Hotline is open 24 hours a day and uses a voicemail system. When you call, simply leave your name, address and the title of the Information Sheet you require and it will be sent to you by mail on the next working day.

Aged Care Sector Series

Care standards and staffing levels in residential aged care facilities
Carer's Leave (Family Responsibilties Leave)
Inadequate nurse staffing levels and cuts to nursing hours in residential aged care facilities
Maternity Leave
Medication management in residential aged care facilities
Parental Leave (Spousal Leave)

Compulsory reporting of suspected abuse of residential aged care residents

Industrial Series

AWAs or individual contracts: checklist for members
Workplace agreements: your options

OH&S Series

Asbestos exposure
Heat Stress
Latex hazard
Scabies
Workers' compensation
Workplace Health & Safety Committees

Workplace Health & Safety Representatives

Private Sector Series

Carer's Leave (Family Responsibilities Leave)
Grievance procedure
Maternity Leave
Parental Leave (Spousal Leave)
Salary sacrificing

Professional Series

Enrolled/Registered Nurses employed as Assistants in Nursing
Graduate Nurse Support
Making statements
Professional indemnity insurance
Student Nurses employed as Assistants in Nursing in acute wards/units
Know your rights when the police are called

Public Sector Series

38-hour week
Breaks between shifts
Dealing with pay errors in Queensland Health
Family responsibilities leave
Freedom of Information
Grievance procedures – Queensland Health
Patient Dependency Systems
QNU Workload/Bed Management Strategy
Salary sacrificing
Unsatisfactory performance - Queensland Health
Work and breastfeeding - Queensland Health

Working for you Series

Australian nursing unions & registration authorities
Guidelines on provision of legal and industrial representation of members
QNU Branches
Working for the Union
Workplace Representatives

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