http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/ News feed from Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch). en-gb Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:45:48 GMT+10:00 Copyright: (C) Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch), see http://www.anfvic.asn.au/site/pages/ for terms and conditions of reuse 15 The Victorian and School and Campus Nurse Group S.I.G. recently changed their name to the Victorian School Nurses to reflect the ever expanding roles school nurses now enjoy. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/sigs/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/sigs/news/18972.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:38:00 GMT+10:00 Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch) staff will today meet with nurses and personal care workers (PCWs) employed at Bupa aged care facility at Wodonga, to begin implementing protected industrial action after their employer failed to meet an agreement with their union on a new Enterprise Agreement. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18964.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:53:00 GMT+10:00 The Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch) says Bupa Australia is offering personal care workers at Bupa aged care facilities in Victoria a pay increase of less than 2 per cent per annum, while its Board Chairman, in his other role at the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal, recently agreed to Federal MPs getting a 3 per cent wage increase. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18924.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:31:00 GMT+10:00 Legally Protected Industrial Action http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18919.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:56:00 GMT+10:00 Nurses and personal care workers (PCWs) employed at Bupa aged care facilities across Victoria are being urged not to accept a sub standard wage offer after their employer failed to reach agreement with their union, the Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch), on a new Enterprise Agreement. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18868.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:50:00 GMT+10:00 Victoria's period of daylight saving will start at 2:00am this Sunday, 4 October 2009. At 2:00am move clocks forward one hour to 3:00am. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18787.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:20:00 GMT+10:00 The ANF (Victorian Branch) statement regarding Victorian Supported Residential Services. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18698.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMT+10:00 The Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch) today welcomed the announcement of the successful recruitment of 10,000 nurses and midwives since nurse to patient ratios were introduced into the Victorian public health sector. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18686.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:23:00 GMT+10:00 Private Aged Care EBAs completed http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/18641.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:28:00 GMT+10:00 ANF (Vic Branch) BWC action plan for Job Reps and activists http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/18640.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:25:00 GMT+10:00 ANF (Vic Branch) Action plan for members and activists http://www.anfvic.asn.au/sigs/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/sigs/news/18611.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:55:00 GMT+10:00 As members are aware, on 17 August 2009 Alphington Aged Care and Mary McKillop Aged Care applied to Fair Work Australia to have an enterprise agreement approved that would apply to nurses and personal care staff. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18589.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:22:00 GMT+10:00 The ANF is currently trying to renew around 400 collective agreements with employers across private aged care in Victoria. So far we have achieved new enterprise agreements with most private aged care Networks. Bupa Aged Care Services Pty Limited (Bupa) is one of the very few Network employers in this current round of enterprise bargaining who has failed to reach agreement with ANF and HSU. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18511.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:40:00 GMT+10:00 The Nurses Memorial Centre offers scholarships to midwives and nurses undertaking postgraduate study. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18483.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:53:00 GMT+10:00 The Nurses Memorial Centre off a number of scholarships to midwives and nurses undertaking postgraduate study. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/18480.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:36:00 GMT+10:00