NSW Nurses & Midwives Association (NSWNMA) members at Bathurst Hospital will hold a special branch meeting today to plan their response to the State Government’s decision to close five beds in the hospital’s medical ward from December 9. The NSWNMA is concerned that other vital hospital and health services will be cut in the Bathurst […]
Workers who have experienced discrimination while pregnant or when they have returned to work after having a baby are being urged to tell their stories to a national inquiry. This comes as the Fair Work Ombudsman reveals that 28 percent of complaints it received were from women who were treated poorly by employers because of […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the axing of the controversial $2000 a year cap on tax deductibility on work-related self-education expenses. The ANMF had warned the tax, announced by former Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan in April, compromised the delivery of safe patient care – if nurses and midwives were unable to […]
The Abbott Government’s announcement that it will scrap the 15 percent tax on superannuation income above $100,000 a year, while removing superannuation tax breaks for workers on less than $37,000 per year, shows the new Government is intent on rewarding the wealthy and holds worker’s needs in complete contempt. ACTU President Ged Kearney said the […]
The Abbott Government’s attempt to introduce an appeals body to amend decisions made by the Fair Work Commission is another attempt to strip back workers’ rights, the ACTU said on Saturday. ACTU President Ged Kearney said media reports on that day made it clear that the Abbott Government wanted to reduce the FWC’s power to […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association extends our sympathy and support to those members who lost homes in the recent bushfires. Members who are suffering financial hardship as a consequence of the fires are invited to contact NSWNMA Membership services to discuss union fee relief. Call (02) 8595 1234 (metro) or 1300 367 962 (regional) or […]
The NSW State Government’s unseemly rush to pass legislation that allows it to start privatising its disability services could actually put at risk real choice and the quality of services offered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), as well as good secure jobs in the sector, the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) said […]
Unions NSW is calling for nominations for the Unions NSW Safety Awards in the following award categories: Best solution to a health and safety issue (WorkCover Award) Best individual contribution to WHS (WorkCover Award) Safety Mate Award Return to work achievement award for injured workers (WorkCover Award) The Employer Prize for ‘we told you it was safe, but […]
The Abbott Government has begun its attack on ordinary workers by drafting laws that cut taxes for big mining companies but scrap programs, including the Low Income Superannuation Contribution, that benefit low and middle-income workers. The draft of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 released yesterday will hurt millions of […]
NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) members at the Albury community mental health service have today started work bans on the following administrative work in an attempt to get the Murrumbidgee Local Health District to fully replace all nurses on annual leave: • attending non-clinical meetings such as staff meetings; • typing minutes for any […]
You’ll automatically become a member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
