On Tuesday 25 November, HSU members met and discussed their concerns about the proposed changes to the staff carparking payment at The Sutherland Hospital, and held a Union Specific Consultative Committee (USCC) with management on Wednesday 26 November.

• Members’ concerns were raised and discussed, and a written response from management is expected next week.
   
• In the meantime, Management advised that current parking passes will not suddenly cease working on 1 December.
   
• The HSU and Ministry of Health (MoH) are still in discussions around:
  
  • Classification of a part-time car parking fee: The Policy should be amended to state that both the full time and part time car parking fees listed in the policy are a maximum amount and that an LHD has the autonomy to calculate different classifications of rates themselves, provided they do not exceed the maximum amount
     
  • Full-time employees who work from home (WFH) for a portion of their contracted hours: The Policy should be amended to provide a provision allowing full-time staff with formal WFH arrangements to access the part-time car parking rate, subject to LHD verification

For any questions or to find out more, please reach out to your HSU Organiser Melissa Kelly at Melissa.Kelly@hsu.asn.au or your Member Services Division on 1300 478 679.
 
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