Qld: Two week deadline to solve VMO dispute

AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2005
Qld: Two week deadline to solve VMO dispute

Queensland Premier PETER BEATTIE has set a two week deadline to solve an ongoing industrial
dispute with visiting medical officers.

Mr BEATTIE met with VMOs for the first time today as 95 officers threaten to quit public
hospitals across the state in frustration over pay and working conditions.

Australian Medical Association Queensland president Dr STEVE HAMBLETON says while there
is no firm agreement, Mr BEATTIE is willing to act in good faith to resolve the dispute.

Dr HAMBLETON says Mr BEATTIE wants to get a good outcome within two weeks.

He says VMOs want a four per cent pay rise.

Mr BEATTIE says both sides must have goodwill and be willing to compromise.

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KEYWORD: VMO (BRISBANE)

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