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Nurses and midwives to vote on draft agreement – EB8 update
Published: 13 April 2012
Public sector nurses and midwives across Queensland will vote on a draft new collective workplace agreement, which provides a three per cent annual pay rise or $30 per week, whichever is the greater, and a raft of other improvements to allowances and working conditions over the next three years.
Formal negotiations restart tomorrow – EB8 up-date
Published: 11 April 2012
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) officials directly briefed the new Queensland Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg, yesterday afternoon, on the QNU’s expectations for a new public-sector nurses’ and midwives’ workplace agreement – EB8 – ahead of tomorrow’s (12 April) recommencement of formal negotiations with Queensland Health officials.
Read moreQld nurse and midwife pay and conditions – EB8 up-date
Published: 5 April 2012
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) officials will hold a second meeting with the new Queensland Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg, next Tuesday afternoon (10 April) to continue briefing him directly on the QNU’s expectations for a new public-sector nurses’ and midwives’ workplace agreement – EB8.
Read moreQNU seeks urgent meeting with Newman or his representative to recommence negotiations
Published: 26 March 2012
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) has this morning written to incoming premier, Campbell Newman, congratulating him on his victory on Saturday and seeking an urgent meeting with him, or his representative, to brief him directly on the state of negotiations for a new public-sector nurses’ and midwives’ workplace agreement – EB8 – and to recommence the negotiations as quickly as possible.
Read moreQNU letter to Campbell Newman
Published: 26 March 2012
Firstly, congratulations on the LNP’s emphatic election victory on 24 March 2012. The Queensland community has given your government a mandate on those policies that you announced during the 2012 election campaign, including your emphasis on increasing the focus on frontline services such as health. Read moreDo the right thing - finalise the agreement!
Published: 2 March 2012
Our campaign to secure a suitable EB8 agreement with Queensland Health has entered a new phase. Read moreQNU letter to Premier/Opposition leader
Published: 24 February 2012
As you would be aware from media reports this week, the Queensland Nurses’ Union attempted to finalise negotiations for the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EB8) for nurses and midwives employed by Queensland Health (QH) prior to the caretaker period for Queensland’s 2012 election campaign.
Read moreNurse pay and conditions are now an election issue
Published: 22 February 2012
Nurse pay and conditions, and workplace relations policy, are set to become a State election issue after negotiations, between the State Government and Queensland Nurses Union (QNU), for a new nurses and midwives agreement failed to finalise an acceptable draft agreement prior to the calling of the election on Sunday.
Read moreMembers’ voice is evidence in EB8
Published: 21 February 2012
The QNU has incorporated the findings of its comprehensive Nurse and Midwifery Unit Manager (N/MUM) Research Report into the current EB8 negotiations.
Read moreDown to the wire
Published: 21 February 2012
The QNU is locked in high level negotiations as this month’s tqn goes to print, in an effort to secure an ‘in principle’ pay and condition agreement with Queensland Health.
Read moreKeeping Nursing & Midwifery Strong - EB8 update
Published: 20 February 2012
Unfortunately, a draft EB8 proposal, which I considered acceptable for you to consider and vote on, could not be concluded prior to the official start of the election campaign on Sunday. Read moreEB8 negotiations update 15 February
Published: 15 February 2012
As you may be aware our EB8 negotiations with Queensland Health continue as the state election looms. I have some important information for you to share with your work colleagues. Read moreEB8 negotiations and the countdown to a caretaker government
Published: 1 February 2012
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has called a state election for 24 March 2012. Read moreNurses and midwives seek pay and conditions certainty as election hovers over negotiations
Published: 31 January 2012
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) has stepped up negotiations with State Government officials today, in an attempt to secure some pay and working conditions certainty for nurses and midwives ahead of the looming State election.
Read moreImportant QH payroll update from your Union
Published: 9 December 2011
Today Queensland Health announced that it will implement a package of measures designed to progress payroll matters.
Read moreEB8 and payroll update
Published: 3 November 2011
Negotiations are now under way for a new EB8 agreement which details the wages and conditions of all Queensland Health nurses and midwives. Negotiations for our new agreement commenced on 18 October 2011 and a hectic schedule of meetings will take place right up until Christmas.
Read moreEnterprise bargaining – getting back to basics
Published: 19 October 2011
Put simply, enterprise bargaining is the negotiation of wages and working conditions which usually occurs at the level of an individual employer – in this case Queensland Health.
Read moreNegotiations kick off for nurses’ and midwives’ EB8
Published: 19 October 2011
Keeping nursing and midwifery strong – this is the catch phrase of our new Queensland Health nurses’ and midwives’ enterprise bargaining campaign.
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