NSW Nurses' Association: Campaigns: Defend Ratios:Reject Recommendation 22

Defend Ratios:Reject Recommendation 22

Last year the O'Farrell government passed laws that capped public health sector nurses' wage increases at 2.5% and rendered the NSW Industrial Relations Commission powerless as an independent umpire in wage negotiations.

Now the NSW state government has flagged a second wave of attacks against the working conditions of public sector workers including nurses. Barry O???Farrell has accepted the broad thrust of a new report commissioned by his government that advocates the removal of conditions such as ratios from your award.

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		Defend ratios Send A Letter To Your Local MP Join the Campaign to Defend Ratios: Reject Recommendation 22 Sample letter to your local paper about the importance of ratios Go to the BetterServices website to find out more about the campaign and let your colleagues know what's going on. Sign the petition stopping O'Farrel's law and defending public sector wages and conditions. Download the full Interim Audit Report

News

NSW Labor opposes cuts to ratios- 29 Mar 2012
NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson and Shadow Health Minister Dr Andrew McDonald today met with nurses concerned that changes to their award could see minimum staffing levels scrapped and hospital wards left understaffed by nurses and midwives. more » Is Premier Barry O'Farrell A Hero or a Zero?- 23 Mar 2012
Defend Ratios: Reject Recommendation 22- 19 Mar 2012

Nurse to patient ratios: an NSWNA ad

Defend ratios: a message from Brett Holmes

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Campaign resources

Sample Letter To The Editor
A template to use if you would like to write to your local paper about the threat to safe patient care. more »

Papers

NSW Government Commission of Audit Interim Report
The NSW Government has welcomed the Commission of Audit Report which is an attact on patient safety and ratios. more » NSW Commission Of Audit Public Sector Management Exerpt
Industrial Relations Arrangement more »

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FAQs

Isn't the O'Farrell Government only enforcing the previous government's wages policy?
No. The legislation introduced into Parliament goes much further than theprevious wages policy, which never interfered with members? rights for wagecases to be heard by the independent umpire, the NSW Industrial RelationsCommission (IRC). This legislation also allows the government to determineother policies that the IRC would also be required to enforce. There are nolimits around what these might include. more » The Minister for Health stated that the legislation won't affect nurses and midwives. Is this true?
No. The legislation may impact on the public health system (PHS) night duty penalty case currently before the IRC. A new PHS Award will be due in 2013 during the term of this government and will be subject to the legislation. The Award for nurses working in state run disability services expires 30 June 2011 and negotiations will be subject to the legislation. These nurses are falling behind PHS counterparts. After the July 2011 PHS pay rise a full time 8th year RN working in state run disability services will be over $4,700 per annum worse off than an 8th year RN working in the PHS. more »

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