CURRENT CIRCULATION: 7836 th DATE: 12 July, 2011 ISSUE NO: 181
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1st July 2011 – 3.4% Wage Rate Increase for Doctors, Nurses, Practice Managers and Reception Staff?
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1. New Awards Update commencing 1 July 2011 Practice Managers don't forget to update your employment contracts and payroll systems from the 1st July if you are affected by the new Award wage rate increases. Based on last years rates on average a 3.4% p.a. increase across all relevant healthcare Awards applies. For the full story on what you can do and to download the latest Award rates and Awards go to http://bit.ly/n9c3oM 2. Collective Bargaining Update
As a follow up to our last news alert no. 180 on the 23rd of June, 2011 we note a number of employer and employee unions are encouraging contact and engagement within 14 days or within the next few weeks to address the nursing unions claim and to give access to your nursing employees’ contracts to negotiate a new collective or enterprise bargaining agreement. For the full story go to http://bit.ly/n9c3oM Which topics would you like to be covered? If there is a particular topic that you would like covered in one of our future News Alerts, please email pa@healthandlife.com.au and let us know what it is. We will then endeavour to cover your requested topic. Do we have your email address? It is apparent in feedback we are receiving that there are persons receiving this regular email who are not on our email list. If you are receiving this email ‘second-hand’ from another source, we would be delighted to receive your email address and we will add you to our database so that you can receive it first-hand on the day it is sent. This invitation is open to all Medical Practices. Please send your email address to pa@healthandlife.com.au. Do you wish to unsubscribe from our list? Please email pa@healthandlife.com.au if you wish to be removed from our distribution list. Copyright Notice 2011 This email, including any attachments, is for the personal use of the recipient(s) only. Republication and re-dissemination, including posting to news groups or web pages, is strictly prohibited without the express prior consent of Health & Life Pty Ltd. Disclaimer Notice Health & Life Pty Ltd’s Best Practice News Alert is designed as a comprehensive and up-todate Accounting, Practice Management and Healthcare news service to alert readers to the latest in Practice and related developments affecting the medical, dental and allied health professions as they happen. It is published when there is news to report. No responsibility can be accepted for those who act on its content without first consulting us or obtaining specific advice.