Reproductive Health Leave

Reproductive health issues can affect anybody, at any stage of their working life.

Normal leave entitlements often aren’t enough, and people end up having to take unpaid leave, and jeopardising their jobs.

That isn’t fair. Which is why we’re campaigning for every worker to have the right to Reproductive Health Leave – this would be a hugely positive step in fostering a healthy and supportive workplace, for all.

We’re advocating for a minimum of 12 days paid leave for reproductive health issues to be made available to all workers through the National Employment Standards.

We’d also like to see flexible work arrangements and reasonable adjustments made available for all those experiencing reproductive health issues.

Since 2020, HACSU – a Victorian branch of the national Health Services Union – has been campaigning to ensure any person, regardless of their reproductive health challenges, can fully and meaningfully participate in work, and in turn are afforded the social and economic security they rightfully deserve.

Today RHL is a national movement and we need your support.

Learn more about the RHL campaign, sign the petition and hear stories from workers who have been impacted at work by their reproductive health needs and want to see RHL available for all.

Support Disability Support Workers

It’s time for the Federal Government to act. The recent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has found that skilled disability support

Changing Aged Care

For too long, aged care in Australia has relied on the goodwill of an undervalued, underpaid and insecure workforce made up mostly of women.