Fifty more aged care jobs are up for grabs at just one of Cairns’ newest retirement villages over the next year. An agency worker charged with filling positions at the Kewarra Aged Care facility in Kewarra Beach said most of the more than 65 positions needed in the next few weeks have been filled. We Care Recruitment recruiter Sarah Hutchinson said attracting the right people for aged care jobs had proved difficult in Cairns.
August 4, 2017
Aged care homes slashing nursing staff are thumbing their noses not just at expert advice but also at a recent Senate Inquiry, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation. This month Blue Care will reduce its nursing staff by 11 full-time equivalent positions across its three Bundaberg facilities. The ANMF says that unless action is taken, other aged care providers could start laying off nursing staff.
August 4, 2017
Advocare CEO Greg Mahney will retire this month.
August 3, 2017
Gambling issues reportedly drove Barry Patrick Ryan to steal almost $1500 from three people while in a “position of trust” as a care worker at Community Aged Care. The 59-year-old faced Warwick Magistrates Court today, pleading guilty to three counts of stealing. Magistrate Bevan Manthey said the total amount of money taken was $1486, which reportedly belonged to three people with disabilities who required care. “I accept that he has pleaded guilty early and has cooperated,” Mr Manthey said. Ryan has served twelve months imprisonment with an immediate parole release date on Friday July 28. No restitution was ordered as Ryan had returned the full amount of money prior to being charged.
August 3, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Nurses on Wheels Inc for its Nurses on Wheels Inc and the NSWNMA/ANMF NSW Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017-2019 has been approved by Deputy President Gostencnik in Melbourne on 31 July 2017.
August 3, 2017
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Estia Investments Pty Ltd have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Johns in his Sydney chambers.
August 3, 2017
Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation is facing a brace of s.365 – Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal (consent arbitration) from Dargan and Roos.
August 3, 2017
The Health Services Union and Warrigal Care Pty Ltd are battling a s.739 – Application to deal with a dispute in front of Commissioner Riordan in the Fair Work Commission Terrace Tower 80 William Street East Sydney at 11am.
