Queensland job pitch for NZ nurses and midwives promises warm reception Tuesday, July 6, 2021 RNZ
Queensland is trying to attract New Zealand nurses with a big ad campaign.
The state government has taken out half-page ads in the
New Zealand Herald in the past few days, extolling the virtues of the Sunshine State and the need for nurses and midwives there.
A nurses union is worried the ads will tap into a sense of dissatisfaction among the Kiwi workforce, who are already voting on whether to strike again. The union is also concerned some might pack their bags. Ditch the winter chill, the ad reads, expand your horizons in sunny Queensland! The upbeat ad has pictures of smiling nurses with babies, and a photo of a golden sand beach.
District Health Boards say their focus remains on finding
a way settle the Multi Employer Collective Agreement (MECA)
negotiations with the NZ Nurses
Organisation.
Spokesperson Dale Oliff says DHBs spent
two days with the NZNO and an independent mediator last week
discussing options for settling the pay talks, and while
nurses have endorsed a strike proposal, DHBs believe they
can come up with an offer to settle the pay
talks.
“We’re continuing to work on a range of
options and will be working with the union again this week
to progress those discussions before the DHB and NZNO
bargaining teams get back together with the mediator next
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