WATCH: Eastern Health workers fight against privatisation push
The Health Workers Union is taking the Victorian government to task for the push to outsource jobs within Eastern Health.
Matthew Sims
September 17, 2025
A battle between the Health Workers Union and the Victorian government to stop the proposed privatisation of up to 400 non-clinical jobs within Eastern Health is now underway.
I spoke with Greg, a Patient Services Assistant who has been an employee of Eastern Health for 36 years.
He said he was concerned the shift to a labour hire company would remove salary packaging and create broader uncertainty for the last five or so years of his working life.
