Clinpath Laboratories Pty Ltd T/A Clinpath Pathology
Ballot passed FWC matter B2025/666 · result published 15 May 2025
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Eligible voters138employees on the voter roll
Turnout81%112 of 138 voted
Voted yes87–93%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 14 June 2025
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
20 actions were put to the vote: 3 stoppages, 1 overtime ban, 13 work bans, 1 clothing/badge action, 1 messaging action, 1 other action. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stoppages of work for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, or 120 minutes991388%✔ passed
2. An unlimited of indefinite stoppages of work971587%✔ passed
3. Ban on the working of overtime104893%✔ passed
4. Ban on performing work unless wearing union clothing, badges and/or other campaign items and/or the placing of union campaign material in the workplace1021091%✔ passed
5. Periodic and/or indefinite partial work bans1001289%✔ passed
6. Altering how you ordinarily work by speaking with patients and/or their families about protected industrial action (excluding clinical advice) and providing them with Union information1011190%✔ passed
7. 15-minute stoppages for the purpose of lawful union content and/or sharing the experience of working at Clinpath Pathology on social media and/or other platforms1001289%✔ passed
8. Ban on compliance with the Clinpath Pathology Media Policy (however named)1011190%✔ passed
9. Ban on non-essential cleaning and/or the emptying of bins (excluding infection control requirements, spills or safety-related mess)103992%✔ passed
10. Ban on signing in or out of shift991388%✔ passed
11. Ban on deviating from Standard Operating Procedures — all tasks to be completed in strict accordance with documented procedures, including where minor time-saving shortcuts are commonly used103992%✔ passed
12. Ban on entering Medicare details and/or billing codes and/or account codes into the pathology information systems (however named)1021091%✔ passed
13. Ban on accepting and/or entering non-urgent pathology referrals that are not submitted on Clinpath-issued request forms103992%✔ passed
14. Ban on entering new bookings and/or making changes to existing bookings in Clinpath's systems, including rescheduling patients1001289%✔ passed
15. Ban on the answering o telephone calls1011190%✔ passed
16. Ban on restocking supplies/stock, moving supplies/stock between areas, and/or reporting low supplies/stock levels, except where the items are clinically urgent or pathology-critical (e.g. no topping up gloves, forms, and/or…1011190%✔ passed
17. Ban on processing nonurgent specimens1011190%✔ passed
18. Ban on preparing laboratory equipment for the next shift1001289%✔ passed
19. An unlimited of #riodic and/or indefinite bans on re$X)nding to internal emails unrelated to patient samples1011190%✔ passed
20. Ban on undertaking nonurgent vehicle-related duties, including cleaning and/or refuelling fleet hicles, completing vehicle logbooks, and/or transporting internal mail, paperwork, and/or other non-clinical deliveries between sites103992%✔ passed
The wording above is shortened from the notice's questions: introductory phrases are removed, and the action, what's affected, how long and any exclusions are kept. A question passes if more than half of the valid votes were yes. † Read from chart images in the FWC notice, so check the notice for the official figures.