Your Rights At Work

What's more important than your rights at work?

The rights and conditions of working Australians which have been built up over more than 100 years are being taken away by the Federal Government.

The government has used its power to ram through new work laws which are opposed by unions, community groups, churches, Labor and the minor parties.

For people working in health and community care where services are provided 24 hours a day seven days a week the changes pose a major threat to working conditions.

Hard won industry conditions like penalty rates, leave entitlements, redundancy pay and even meal breaks could be lost.

From March 2006 people who are in workplaces covered by the federal IR system where there are less than 100 staff can be sacked without notice or proper reason.

People working in areas of healthcare who are not covered by an enterprise agreement will also no longer get the annual pay rises they enjoy from the Industrial Relations Commission's minimum wage case.

Sound fair to you?

The changes will mean lower living standards and erode the basic rights of working Australians.

The best protection for people working in the health system is to be a member of a strong union.

The HSU will oppose them and work hard with other unions and community groups to have them overturned.

For members contact your local HSU branch to find out how you can help.

Download a HSU Fact Sheet pack with seven fact sheets telling you all you need to know about the changes.

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Your Rights At Work News

Activists say "sign the petition" - 14 August 2007
Workers, Activists and the ACTU are fighting for better health and safety, compensation and rehabilitation. ...    read more »

National Study Finds WorkChoices Bad for Women - 14 August 2007
A recently released study has found that the IR Laws introduced by the Howard Government have had a detrimental affect on low paid working women. ...    read more »

WorkChoices creates fear - 10 August 2007
A RMIT University Report finds that WorkChoices creates fear of summary dismissal or a cut in wages and conditions for Victorian Workers. ...    read more »

Gov't can't hide truth about IR laws - 08 August 2007
A new scandal to hit the Howard Government’s IR ads today shows that it cannot hide the truth about its unfair IR laws – the fact is the laws leave young workers vulnerable to being exploited, says the ACTU. ...    read more »

Government's own advice says low paid will suffer under new work laws - 19 December 2005
Secret advice to the Federal Treasurer Peter Costello confirms that changes to work laws will reduce the wage rises low-paid workers receive. ...    read more »

Background Information

Resources: New Fact Sheet on WorkChoices - 07 November 2005
Here is a fact sheet which you can download which contains a summary of the changes proposed by the Federal Government....    read more »

Ten things people working in health need to know about new work laws - 21 October 2005
There are some vital facts that people working in healthcare should know about the government's new work laws....    read more »

Your Rights at Work - HSU Printable Factsheets - 24 August 2005
People working in healthcare need to know how the proposed changes to work laws will affect their rights at work. The HSU has produced a series of seven fact sheets which cover all aspects of the changes....    read more »

It is not just unions....Look who else opposes the new work laws - 25 July 2005
A lot more people than just unions oppose the proposed changes to work laws, including senior members of both the Liberal and National Party....    read more »

Resources: A campaign poster - 06 May 2005
Here you can download a campaign poster to put up on the noticeboard at work or near your desk....    read more »

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