Enterprise Bargaining in Queensland Health - Background

Between now and the end of March 2009, Queensland Health will negotiate to replace nine existing enterprise agreements, subsidiary agreements and memoranda of understanding:

Nominally expiring on 31 August 2008:

Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No.6) 2005

•	Administrative Stream Employees (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement 2006
•	Queensland Health Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services Certified Agreement (No 3) 2006
•	Queensland Health Operational Stream Employees Certified Agreement 2006
•	Professional and Technical Stream Employees and Dental Officers (Queensland Health) Agreement 2005
Medical Officers (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No.1) 2005
•	Medical Officers (Queensland Health) Memorandum of Understanding 2005

Nominally expiring on 28 February 2009:

•	Terms and Conditions of Employment Queensland Government Visiting Medical Officers 2005 (2005 VMO Agreement)

Nominally expiring on 26 March 2009:

•	Nurses (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (EB6) 2006

Negotiations for the agreements expiring in August commence in April 2008, whilst negotiations for the new nursing agreement commence in October 2008. It is anticipated that negotiations for a new VMO agreement will also commence in the latter part of 2008.

In addition to the above, the recently certified Health Practitioners (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2007 covers a range of professional and technical employees involved in the delivery of clinical services. This agreement nominally expires on 30 August 2010.

Last Updated: 25 March 2008
Last Reviewed: 25 March 2008