Communiqué from the National Bipartite Action Group

Communiqué from the National Bipartite Action Group

May 2015

To: Local Bipartite Action Groups

The National BAG met on 7th May 2015. Key items from the meeting included:

Ø  Protecting Staff from Violence

Draft guidelines for Protecting Staff from Violence were presented at the meeting with NBAG members to review the guidelines ready for a discussion at the June meeting.

Ongoing Initiatives-Issues for Noting

Ø  Vaccinations

It was confirmed that South Canterbury DHB will be following the National BAG guidelines.

It was suggested that sharing communications from the unions strongly supporting vaccinations would be seen by employees as reinforcing a very positive message.

If local BAGs have any successes they wish to share, or issues they wish to raise, please feel free to contact us at NBAG.

Ø  Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Update

The SSHW governance held a face to face meeting with a focus on going through the recommendations for Care Capacity Demand Management.

An action plan will be developed for each sector within the DHBs.

Ø  Bargaining Update

NZNO

NZNO are currently running ratification meetings for the NZNO Nursing and Midwifery MECA. There are still two weeks of meetings to go.

APEX

The Medical Physicists members have rejected the offer made by the DHBs to settle the APEX Medical Physicists MECA. APEX is seeking to attend mediation.

PSA

Nursing

Further bargaining occurred on 5th May 2015 where it was agreed to put bargaining on hold until the NZNO MECA was settled.

Allied

DHBs and PSA continue to share information as part of the facilitated bargaining. Bargaining was to continue on 11th and 12th May 2015.

Ø  Local BAG-Questions

If Local BAGs have any questions for National BAG they can be forwarded to Kevin McFadgen at the e-mail address shown below. All questions will be placed on the next meeting agenda with Local BAGs receiving a formal written response. So get your questions in.

NOTE: The Communiqué forwarded out to DHBs each month should be a standing item agenda on all DHB local BAG agendas.

National BAG 2015 Meetings

June / Thursday 4th / Face-to-Face
July / Wednesday 8th / Teleconference
August / Wednesday 5th / Face-to-Face
September / Thursday 3rd / Teleconference
October / Thursday 1st / Face-to-Face
November / Wednesday 4th / Teleconference
December / Wednesday 2nd / Face-to-Face

Enquiries regarding National BAG meetings should be directed to:

National BAG Membership

DHB
Name / Position / DHB
Jim Green, / Chief Executive / Tairawhiti
Christine Nolan / GM Secondary Services / South Canterbury
John McKeefry / GMHR / Hawke’s Bay
Anne Amoore / HR & Organisation Development / MidCentral
Julie Robinson / Director of Nursing / Bay of Plenty
Gloria Crossley / Director of Allied Health / Taranaki
Union
Name / Position / Union
Ashok Shankar / National Organiser for DHBs / PSA
Sue McCullough / Organiser / PSA
Lesley Harry / NZ Industrial Adviser / NZNO
Lorraine Lobb / Organiser / NZNO
John Ryall / National Secretary / SFWU
Jill Ovens / Strategic Industry Leader / SFWU
Gitika Manger / Advisor / CTU
Deborah Powell / National Secretary / APEX, NZMLWU, NZRDA
Observer / Union
Angela Belich / Assistant Executive Director / ASMS

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