Employee optometry advocate
Straight talk for a better optometry workplace.
Employee advocacy, plain-English workplace guidance and practical professional learning for Australian optometrists.
Research & industry press
Published work.
Working Conditions of Employee Optometrists in Australia
Co-authored research examining the working conditions experienced by employee optometrists.
Debate Over Corporate Optometry Pressure Goes Mainstream
Coverage of the growing public conversation around workplace pressure in corporate optometry.
Notifications: A Painful Personal Journey
A personal account of the notification process and its impact on practitioners.
Hundreds of Optometrists Have Joined Health Services Union
Reporting on optometrists organising for stronger workplace representation and protections.
Know your rights
Workplace rules, translated into useful language.
A reviewed library of explainers grounded in official Australian workplace and professional sources.
Open the rights library →Each guide shows its source, jurisdiction and last review date.
Continuing professional development
CPD for the work you actually do.
Browse practical CPD in two formats: articles and news to read, or video learning to watch at your own pace.
The profession gets stronger when employee optometrists have the context, confidence and collective voice to speak honestly about work.
About Rory
Practising optometrist in Coffs Harbour, Australia’s first HSU optometry delegate, researcher and one of the people behind Phoropter Free Fridays.
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