health sector relationship agreement (hsra)
The DHBs, CTU (and affiliated health sector unions - ASMS, NZNO, PSA and SFWU) along with the Ministry of Health have acknowledged a number of common goals and interests:
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a goal of improving health outcomes for the New Zealand population, and in reducing health inequalities
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a shared commitment to delivering a productive, sustainable, responsive, high-performing affordable public health and disability service, in line with the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and the range of health and disability strategies
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a mutual interest in the provision of good jobs and working environments for all who work in the health and disability sectors
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respect for each others’ different roles and the respective responsibilities that go with those roles, and;
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a mutual interest in meeting the objectives of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA) through the promotion of collective bargaining and union representation.
In support of this the parties entered into a formal agreement outlining how they intend to work together to further these goals, including a number of priority projects.
Health Sector Relationship Agreement