A new survey of almost 500 disability support workers reveals an acute workforce crisis, with overwhelming concern about pay, chronic understaffing and burnout, and clear evidence that support and care quality is suffering.
The Health Services Union (HSU) is urging the Federal Government to extend its new program supporting students on placements across allied health.
Today’s Federal Court decision is an extremely important win for the members of the Victorian Health Workers Union Branch.
The Health Services Union (HSU) has welcomed the minimum wage rise, which will provide critical cost-of-living relief for health, aged care and disability workers.
The Health Services Union is today celebrating an historic decision, with the Fair Work Commission finding minimum award rates of pay for several health, care, and support sector occupations have been undervalued based on gender.
Giving workers the equivalent of one day of leave a month to care for their reproductive needs would mitigate the economic costs of reproductive health conditions, which are estimated to cost the Australian economy more than $21 billion per year, and improve mental health and workforce retention, according to a new report.
HSU welcomes groundbreaking Medicare budget, but more needed for workers The Health Services Union (HSU) has strongly endorsed the Albanese government’s
The Health Services Union (HSU) has strongly endorsed Prime Minister Albanese’s landmark $8.5 billion Medicare reform package as a historic step toward guaranteeing the future of bulk bulling.
Big boost for women’s health is positive, but reproductive health leave is needed.
The Health Services Union has launched a push for disability workers to receive a desperately needed pay rise, with the sector facing a major workforce crisis.
