NEWS-HR

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital for its St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital and QNU – Nurses – Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Cirkovic.

The Australian Charities and Not For Profits Commission (ACNC) is now investigating every state and territory branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL). The New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia branches are all under specific scrutiny, while other branches are understood to be the target of a more general review. Some within the organisation view it as fall-out from the multiple allegations of financial misconduct at the NSW branch, which first surfaced six months ago. The CEO of RSL Queensland, Luke Traini, said the branch had submitted a huge tranche of documents, including receipts for executive spending. “It was a pretty fulsome (sic) reply, so that’s 2,500 pages of documentation supplied to the ACNC,” he said.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by The Salvation Army Tasmania Property Trust as Trustee for the Salvation Army Tasmania Social Work T/A The Salvation Army Tasmania Division for its Salvation Army – Tasmania Division, Barrington Lodge Nurses Agreement 2016 has passed Commissioner John’s ‘pub’ test.

Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd is set to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staff member (Portelli).

A s.318 (Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees) by Fresh Fields Aged Care (NSW) No 1 Pty Ltd T/A Hall & Prior Aged Care for its Grafton Aged Care Home, NSWNMA, ANMF NSW Branch & HSU NSW Enterprise Agreement 2015 has been agreed by Fair Work Commissioner Johns. Hall and Prior has been given until April 3 to complete all notifications.

Talking Heads Speech Pathology is to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staffer (Aron).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Healthe Care Australia Pty Ltd for its Healthe Care (Victorian Hospitals) Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been ratified by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 30 March 2017.

The Health Services Union and Warrigal Care Pty Ltd are embroiled in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Riordan in the Courthouse Market Street in Wollongong.