/b/veterinary-news/posts/41423 The British Veterinary Association has responded to the announcement of a recruitment drive by the newly-formed British Veterinary Union (BVU) and Unite . Harvey Locke, President of the BVA, said: &quot;Those working in veterinary practice have alwaysen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/41423Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:57:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6b0c892a-90cf-429d-bd25-c39d364b831cStephen Yeomans0<p>A similar situation occurred in Australia in the mid to late 1990s when APESMA (Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists &amp; Managers, Australia) had a recruitment drive. In 1998 they did end up creating Australia&#39;s first legislated set of terms and conditions for the employment of veterinarians. Unfortunately those terms, more recently updated in 2010, are quite paltry, and the vast majority of employed veterinarians receive minimal if any benefit from their existance.</p> <p>As with the BVA, the Australian Veterinary Association provides a range of member services, including HR and legal advice, along with advocacy activities, that the union cannot match. it will be interesting to see what the British unions come up with. </p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=41423&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">