A milestone in health: Ministry lowers COVID alert

Health workers across the country have upheld the highest standards to keep our communities safe during COVID. Long after most have returned to…

ACT Pathology: Changes to Covid testing

ACT Pathology is proposing changes to Covid PCR testing from 1 July 2023. The proposed plan is for the return to a ‘business…

Taking a mandatory RAT is work: Huntingdon Gardens Aged Care

It has come to the Union’s attention that management is directing staff to come to work early for a rapid antigen test (RAT) without pay and…

RATs at Hugh Cunningham Gardens

Recently, the Health Services Union was informed by members that employees were being required to take Rapid Antigen Tests before their shift hours and weren’t being…

NSW Government mandates 3rd dose for aged care & disability support workers

The NSW Government has now mandated that aged care and disability support workers are required to have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by 12 April…

If you're sick, you're sick!

The Health Services Union has received reports of SNP workers being directed to attend work after recovering from COVID but still feeling unwell, or while sick…

St George Aged Care: HSU members protect sick leave rights

The Health Services Union has received reports that St George Aged Care management have refused sick leave applications for staff who have caught COVID. Staff have…

Public Health: What is happening on the front line?

The HSU is concerned about the crisis currently taking place in public health due to understaffing and the lack of resources. The current…