Queensland Nurses vs. Government Priorities
Nurses in Queensland Demand Recognition and Fair Treatment
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has told QLD Nurses & Paramedics, who have just worked through a pandemic often without appropriate PPE, that they have some of the best wages and conditions in the country. This statement comes amidst his approval of the Best Practice Industry Conditions policy, which provides trades workers with double time when it rains and an extra $1000 a week for working on a project 50km or more from the employer's address, among other perks. If the conditions are so good, why have one in five left since the beginning of Covid, with fewer doctors and nurses employed now than 20 years ago?