It is now very much apparent that Newman intends to leave no stone unturned in unleashing his personal hatred and distaste of the former Bligh Government and all things ‘Labor’. In Newman’s estimation… Continue reading
http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Bills/54PDF/2012/PSOLAB12.pdf
From the Queensland Nurses Union
“The QNU has called on the Director General of Queensland Health Dr Tony O’Connell to ‘please explain’ after the LNP government rushed through legislative changes which undermine job security and contracting provisions in state awards.
On 23 August the Queensland Government pushed through amendments to the Public Service Act 2008 (PS Act) and the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (IR Act) which effectively means Queensland Health employees are no longer protected by the job security provisions of their industrial instruments.
What’s more, public health services can now be contracted out to the private sector at will by Hospital and Health Services or Queensland Health as the system manager.
A Bill entitled Public Service and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 was announced to parliament around 4pm on 23 August 2012, and was passed into law by around 9.15 pm on the same day without any prior consultation or examination by a Legislative Assembly committee.
The QNU has called on the DG to clarify how the amended legislation might impact on the award entitlements outlined in the recently finalised Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (EB8) 2012 and what instructions he has given Queensland Health senior management on how to wield it…”
“…Nowadays the whistleblowing environment is growing and the society is bringing the transparency into it’s organizations, being public or private. Every month some new leak sites, new organization supporting whistleblowing came out and we think it’s important to provide a platform to understand the environment. Particular attention goes to community driven leak sites that may be setup by organizations doing stealth information gathering. Leak Directory Project want to create an online platform where collect, compare and review various existing leak sites…”
WhistleBlowers Documents Exposed – Australia
“Whistleblower – When an employee has raised concerns over perceived corruption, mismanagement, waste, or practices involving health and safety risk occurring with an organisation, or other such matters, and employer reacts adversely towards the employee because s/he raised those concerns, the targeted employee is referred to as a “whistleblower”. Such an unscrupulous employer is referred to as a bully or victimiser. Labelling unscrupulous or corrupt employers is desirable to distinguish between these and ethical employers…” – WBDE
Missed us yet?????? …………..That change you wanted going OK?
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“In the lead up to its first budget next month, Queensland’s Liberal National Party (LNP) government has intensified its slash-and-burn approach to public and community services. In its first 100 days in office, it axed 7000 public service jobs. Premier Campbell Newman says a further 13,000 job cuts are to come…” – From Green Left reporter Therese Moore, Brisbane, Saturday, August 18, 2012
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