The Minister for Human Services has announced a program of reforms to redesign Commonwealth Government service delivery to the community.
Medicare and Centrelink will move into the Department of Human Services, there will be more colocations and the speed of change is set to quicken in coming months.
The union's We Care campaign will focus on:
addressing the risks
making sure members voices are heard when decisions are made and
also taking the important opportunities change will bring to close the gap between our Medicare members' pay and conditions when compared to other APS agencies.
Have your say With the first Medicare co-location with Centrelink opening in Narooma, could this be the start of something bigger and if so, what are the implications for you? [read more]
Proposed Medicare co-location sites revealed Decisive union action has secured direct representation for Medicare members on the government’s DHS Service Delivery Reform group. [read more]Have your say on the FAO restructure Medicare management recently provided reports to your union detailing the proposed FAO restructure and an OHS risk assessment. These have significant implications for both FAO and non-FAO workers.
[read more]Protecting Medicare jobs and services This week in NSW, the Narooma Medicare office was closed and reduced to a couple of desks in the Centrelink Customer Service Centre. [read more]
