News & Updates
Easter Tocol, social worker and constituency liaison
September 11, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 2015
BY LAURA BUSHEIKIN
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
This quote by anthropologist Margaret Mead nicely sums up the motivation social worker Easter Tocol brings to her work with the HSA constituency liaison program.
HSA members lead health care innovation
September 10, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 2015
HSA health science professionals dominated the field at the 2015 Providence Health Care research challenge
The research challenge, now in its fifth year, supports evidence-based innovation to improve patient care. It provides point of care health care workers with no formal research experience an opportunity to conduct research to inform their work in patient care, and ultimately to influence practice.
Maternity Leave? Don't forget to purchase pension contributions
September 9, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 2015
BY DENNIS BLATCHFORD, HSA PENSIONS AND BENEFITS ADVOCATE
Q: I took a maternity leave in 2014. When I received my annual member benefit statement from the Municipal Pension Plan in June, I noticed there were no contributions made to my pension account even though the collective agreement says the employer will continue to make payments "as if the employee was not absent". Why didn't my employer make pension contributions during my maternity leave?
Changes provide stronger safety regulations
September 9, 2015
HSA REPORT MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 2015
BY DAVID DURNING, HSA OHS OFFICER
Recent amendments to the Workers Compensation Act are meant to improve workplace health and safety and to provide stronger tools to WorkSafeBC officers for enforcing the Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Agreement in principle reached on 37.5 hour work week grievances
September 4, 2015
Earlier this summer, unions belonging to the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association reached a settlement agreement in principle with respect to outstanding grievances about 37.5 hour work week process at Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. As a result of this agreement in principle, schedules will not change, but grievors will receive one of two different possible settlements:
Labour Day events around BC
September 2, 2015
Celebrate Labour Day in your community
Campbell River Courtenay DLC PicnicHalbe Hall8369 North Island HwyBlack Creek BCMonday, September 712:00 noon - 4:00 pmContact: Campbell River Courtenay DLC250-287-3854
East Kootenay DLC PicnicRotary ParkCranbrook BCMonday, September 711:00 am - 4:00 pmContact: East Kootenay DLC250-426-2670ekdlc@telus.net
Funding available for anti-violence training Sept. 16
August 19, 2015
HSA RPNs are encouraged to register for an upcoming one-day conference on violence in the health care sector September 16 presented by ProActive ReSolutions and WorkSafeBC.
Join your local HSA team and Run for the Cure October 4
August 19, 2015
On Sunday, October 4th, HSA members will once again participate in the 2015 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for the Cure and we encourage you to join an HSA team today by clicking on the link below.
RPN Summit on Workplace Violence
August 18, 2015
PHSA Lab redesign still in the review stage
August 6, 2015
Over the last month the employer and HSA, on behalf of the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA), have met with members at the PHSA lab sites to review the employer’s draft organizational chart and to discuss the impact on members of the PHSA lab redesign.