Last week, Ambulance Victoria informed members that the Your AV Advisory Group, a key forum intended to support cultural reform at AV, has ceased with the final June meeting being cancelled.
Ambulance Victoria’s decision to cancel the meeting is deeply disappointing and reveals just how superficial the organisation’s commitment to cultural change is.
Despite countless hours of staff input, consultation, and lived experience shared in good faith, many of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission’s (VEOHRC) recommendations remain unimplemented. These include:
- Recommendation 8: Encourage a Speak Up Culture
- Recommendation 33: Build knowledge, capability and accountability
- Recommendation 31: Think Flex First Framework
“Recommendation 31 requires Ambulance Victoria to fully implement and update its Think Flex First Framework, involve the People and Culture division in flexible working discussions, adopt the Victorian Public Service ‘all roles flex’ approach and support local flexibility strategies.
This includes ensuring the new centralised division has the necessary resources and seeking government funding. These actions are crucial for embedding flexibility in the organisational culture, ensuring legal compliance, enhancing productivity, supporting gender equality and fostering innovation.” – VEOHRC
UWU members will continue to pursue the implementation of VEOHRC’s recommendations through bargaining, disputes, and direct member action.
