Important Information March 21, 2018 RMIT Sleep & Mental Health Study TO AEAV MEMBERS RMIT is doing a sleep and mental health study and have asked us to circulate the link to our members. Details below. “RMIT University is looking for active paramedics to participate in a survey study. The study [...]
AV 010 March 15, 2018 Discrimination Against Pregnant Women in AV Today, a year after Ambulance Victoria celebrated 30 years of women in Ambulance, pregnant Referral Service Triage Practitioners (RSTP) on safe duties are being denied the same allowances as the rest of their workmates while performing the same work. [...]
AV 008 March 16, 2018 Medication Disclosure The union has recently been contacted by members regarding the requirement to disclose medication which may impair function to your Team Manager as part of Ambulance Victoria’s Alcohol and other Drugs Policy. Ambulance Victoria presently has no policy or procedure regarding the confidential [...]
AV 007 March 9, 2018 Rural Spares & Travel Allowance The Union has recently been contacted by many paramedics regarding the travel allowance and its application to rural paramedics who are rostered “Spare”. The travel allowance clause of the Agreement provides as follows: 26.22 Travelling Allowance An employee, other than [...]
AV 006 February 22, 2018 Industrial Update February 2018 There are presently a number of on-going industrial matters. Please see below for a summary. National Patient Transport (NPT) Negotiations are continuing with the employer seeking to remove paid meal breaks, reduce shift allowances and offering wage increases in line with CPI [...]
State 003 March 7, 2018 Firefighters Enterprise Agreement The AEAV on behalf of its members wish to congratulate the United Firefighters Union and its members on finally achieving a positive outcome in their long running negotiations with the MFB. The Code Red dispute was at the time the longest running [...]
AV 004 February 5, 2018 How are you travelling? Upcoming AEAV Mental Health Forums - Melbourne & Sale, Gippsland - The forthcoming “How are you travelling?” meetings for February to be held in Sale & Melbourne will be held on: Gippsland: Thursday, 8th February 2018 1830 hrs at the Sale [...]
State 001 February 2, 2018 “Code 9” Convoy Members are advised a convoy is being organised to raise the awareness of PTSD, Mental Health Injury and Suicide amongst Police, Fire fighters, Paramedics and Veterans. Download a copy of the Background and Itinerary of Code 9 Convoy Click to download If [...]
State 002 Feabruary 2, 2018 AEAV Membership Passes 4000 As of 31st January 2018, the AEAV membership has grown to 4,003. Congratulations to all our members whether they be new or long term. This makes the AEA Victoria the biggest Ambulance Union membership in Australia. This collectiveness and unity will assist [...]
NPT 001 January 16, 2018 NPT EBA UPDATE: 15 JANUARY 2018 On Monday, 15th January 2018, the AEAV and ANMF met with NPT in the Fair Work Commission before Commissioner Wilson to progress negotiations for a new enterprise agreement. Discussions focused on wages and the matter of paid/unpaid meal breaks. With respect to [...]