We need you to make a difference!

SDQ is the only Queensland Doctors only union run for Doctors by doctors.

This puts us in the unique and powerful position of not having to balance the issues of more than one interest group.

Your subscription to Salaried Doctors Queensland puts us in an even stronger position to be able to effectively bargain for your entitlements. The greater our membership the more resources we will have to bring force to bear during the collective bargaining process. A strong membership sends a clear message to government that we stand united and will not tolerate substandard conditions or entitlements.

It is free for students or retired doctors, $50 for interns, $300 for other juniors and $600 for senior doctor and is fully tax deductable.

If you become a member you are a phone call away from finding out exactly what your entitlements are and how you can access them. If you have problems with your employer for example over wages and time records we have the power to enter the workplace and examine the records.

We then negotiate directly on your behalf to make sure your employer complies with your entitlements.

If those negotiations fail we can take your employer to the industrial relations commission and compel them to do the right thing.

We have vast experience in personal representation in formal grievances and inquiries. There is no such thing as retrospective cover - Don’t wait until you have a problem – Then it is to late to join!

SDQ also offers you direct access to representation in the peak interface with Queensland Health, the Medical Interest Based Bargaining group (MIBB), and the subgroups including; workplace facilities, rural and remote and SSP (payroll) to name a few.

We are an energetic and dynamic organization with a focus on both supporting our senior salaried staff and also on improving conditions for junior staff. We understand that junior staff in particular can feel vulnerable when dealing with employers and we are committed to ongoing industrial reform to reduce the necessity for confrontation.

SDQ also offers special services such as payroll auditing for those members that dont want to self audit (or who dont have enough time)

Sponsorship is also available for RMO societies and student groups

Hang on don’t I get free SDQ membership if I am a member of AMAQ?

AMAQ and SDQ had a conjoint arrangement up until last year. This is no longer the case. Don’t be fooled into joining AMAQ in the belief that you have automatic membership of SDQ. This is not the case and you could find yourself in the situation (as some doctors have) of believing you are a member, finding you have a problem with your employer only to discover you have no union cover!

AMAQ is NOT a union and cannot represent you in the industrial relations commission. 

YES! We absolutely encourage participation at all levels beginning with hospital representatives to sitting on committees that have direct access to government to direct council representation and policy creation.