The first hearing of the dispute between WADA and asMOF victoria compendium took place on Thursday 5 September at the Fair Work Commission (FWC). This hearing allowed the parties to present their respective positions on the dispute. The Victorian Hospitals` Industrial Association (VHIA) approached the Commissioner and stated that it did not believe that WADA/ASMOF had exhausted all possibilities of the dispute settlement procedure provided for in the agreement and that the Commission should therefore not yet be in a position to rule on the majority of the issues raised in the dispute. AMA/ASMOF Victoria does not agree with this and believes that we have met the requirements of the dispute resolution procedures. The parties have now also decided to transfer the issue of long-term authorization to arbitration, as it is clear that we cannot agree on the interpretation. These were typos in the shift penalty plans of the specialist agreement and the incorrect application of increases to shift penalties in the contract of doctors in training. Neither will affect the application of the agreements. The probability that the agreement will fail at this stage is low. This could only happen if the majority of doctors who vote in a particular hospital vote against it. You have to vote YES to make sure this doesn`t happen. As you may know, AMA Victoria took the unusual step in August of filing a legal dispute with each health department covered by the AMA Specialty Company Agreement. The move came after a year of frustration over the lack of progress in implementing new clauses in the agreement, as well as lengthy disputes over the interpretation of permanent leave entitlements. It was also an attempt to bind all parties to the agreement at the end of the disputes.
Over the past few months, AMA Victoria has been negotiating on behalf of its members, HIA and the government on how the backlog should be applied under the new corporate agreements. In particular, it was discussed whether a physician is entitled to salary arrears if he or she left the public plan between January 1 and August 7, 2018, the date of entry into force of the agreement. We are pleased to inform you that doctors who have worked for a public health service during this period are entitled to the full additional payment of 9% after these negotiations. The issue was raised at a conference before a new Fair Work Commissioner, Vice-President Young, on Thursday, June 6. February, where the parties will keep the member informed of the case and the progress made on the issues since the last conciliation hearing. The parties are likely to try to reach agreement on a timetable for arbitration. Once the drafting of the proposed agreements is complete, the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux will submit the proposed agreements to the government for final approval before proceeding to a staff vote under the Fair Work Act. Any changes to the current rules will be implemented as soon as possible. The Parties to this Agreement undertake to meet as soon as possible with a view to reaching a final agreement by 12 January 2018.
The two sides attended a fair work conference on 23 July to answer the Commission`s questions on the agreements. We expect the agreements to be approved next week. Agreements become enforceable 7 days after approval. Yes, on February 14, 2018, the government approved two agreements, one for junior medical staff and one for senior medical staff. These agreements will be put to the vote of the doctors employed at the hospital in March. The more member powers we have behind us, the more effectively we can defend your rights. Help improve working conditions in public hospitals by talking to your non-membership colleagues. The next step is to ensure the full implementation of all agreed outcomes.
This requires that members at each location keep us informed of progress. So make sure your colleagues are members. Keep a close eye on your emails for the latest information about your Enterprise Agreement. Hospitals are required to pay once the agreements have been approved by the Fair Work Board. If the vote is concluded, the agreements will be submitted after the end of the vote at the end of March. The benchmark for Fair Work Board approval is 50% within 3 weeks, 100% within 12 weeks. AMA Victoria asked the ministry to approve the payment earlier to minimize administrative delays. Significant progress has been made in the compendium dispute, with an agreement reached at two conciliation hearings with the Victorian Hospitals` Industrial Association (VHIA) in December on guidelines for clinical support (CST) and continuing medical education (CME). (Click the links to view the instructions.) Unfortunately, the same principles do not apply to the signing bonus, as the wording of the agreement explicitly states that the premium will be paid to a doctor who is ”subject to the agreement and who was employed by a health service as of January 1, 2018.” In this process, CME permissions have also been improved.
It was agreed that a doctor may be reimbursed for additional costs if he or she is responsible for the caregiver and attends a conference, but does not take the child with him/her. Western Health (Specialist Emergency Physicians) Certified Agreement 2005. DiT EBA Content Overview: Part 1 of 2 of AMA Victoria on Vimeo. At yesterday`s meeting, two resolutions were adopted unanimously: given the uniqueness of the compendium dispute, it took longer than we would normally expect the issue to be listed by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). .
