HP Update

HPs To Hold Workplace Meetings

Queensland Health’s Job Evaluations Threat

Health Practitioners will hold a series of workplace meetings following Queensland Health’s decision to stonewall QPSU HPIBB delegates and refuse to progress job classification reviews.

It appears Queensland Health is walking away from its commitment to Work Level Evaluation Panels (WLEPs) which were established to classify HP jobs as part of the HP Phase 2 Evaluation Process.

In a bizarre move, Queensland Health is claiming it has no confidence in the WLEPs’ job assessments. Despite the fact that job evaluations are being done and triple checked by QH managers, SSP’s trained expert evaluators and HP discipline representatives, Queensland Health is claiming the job assessment results are somehow skewed.

It beggars belief that QH now argues that the results of job assessments are somehow skewed. It is a slap in the face for every member who has worked hard to ensure that the evaluation process accurately represents HP jobs. It contradicts a cynical release by Queensland Health a week ago which praises the efforts of all involved.

This is a serious setback and HPs have a right to be concerned.

Queensland Health appears to be actively undermining the process that was agreed and established to assess HP jobs.

Unless there’s proof to the contrary, members can only assume that Queensland Health is trying to reduce the cost of correcting the historic under-classification of Health Practitioners.

It has rejected HPs calls to facilitate a face-to-face meeting of WLET and the HPIBB.

HP delegates were also alarmed to note that Queensland Health provided some questionable data to the HPIBB and refused to provide some FTE information that would have helped the WLET to get on with its work.

Queensland Health has rejected all QPSU’s proposals to progress these matters.

It will not commit to starting reviews for HP levels 6 – 8 from April 27 and it will not commit to finalising evaluations by June 30.

The QPSU is continuing to argue the case in the QIRC.

In coming days, HP ‘How To’ Guides will be in touch about local workplace meetings.

It’s critical that we unite and pressure Queensland Health to get on with this vital job classification process. That’s essential if we are going to win the fight to ensure fair pay and conditions for HPs.

If you’d like more information about your local workplace meeting, get in touch with your ‘How To’ guide or you can email HP@qpsu.org.au.

The QPSU proposals which were rejected by Queensland Health can be viewed on our website - www.qpsu.org.au/hp.