Lyndoch Living board president has defended a decision to sponsor the Grand Annual Steeplechase. Kerry Nelson said Lyndoch board member Peter Downs – who is also the Warrnambool Race Club chief executive officer – declared a pecuniary interest prior to the sponsorship deal being struck with Waterfront by Lyndoch Living for the iconic race. Mr Downs is on the Lyndoch Living board although he is not listed as a board member on the Lyndoch Living website. He joined the board eight months ago, well before the race club announced a three-year sponsorship arrangement in February with Waterfront by Lyndoch Living – a business arm of Lyndoch. Lyndoch Living is a not-for-profit organisation with a primary focus on aged care while Waterfront by Lyndoch Living is a business arm of the group. The sponsorship – understood to be worth more than $50,000 over the three years – has raised questions in the community because of the close association with Lyndoch Living.
May 2, 2017
An application for approval of the Southern Cross Care Broken Hill Limited and the ANMF Oasis Staff Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be the preserve of Commissioner Roe in his Melbourne chambers at 11.30am.
May 2, 2017
West Wimmera Health Service is to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Gooley in his Melbourne chambers (Friebel).
May 2, 2017
CASE PROCEDURES – appeals – s.604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – appeal against decision that applicant was casually employed and not dismissed by respondent – Commissioner found lack of work due to work going to another agency and not due to a complaint made by the appellant – appellant alleged significant error of fact and that appeal enlivened public interest grounds – appellant’s outline of submissions focused on a number of points in transcript – appeal seemed to have been initiated to rerun the case as applicant was dissatisfied with decision at first instance – Full Bench held that it is not in the public interest to grant permission to appeal – permission to appeal refused. Appeal by Rennie against decision of Booth C given in transcript on 10 February 2017 Re: Demjet P/L (in Liquidation) formerly t/a Just Better Care Brisbane East
May 2, 2017
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS – dispute about matter arising under agreement – ss.604, 739 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – at first instance the Commission issued a decision that documents provided to Ms Puata and Ms West by the appellant did not satisfy the requirements of Clause 9.3(b) of the Bupa Care Services, NSWNMA, ANMF (NSW Branch) and HSU NSW Branch, New South Wales Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Agreement) – the appellant sought permission to appeal – primary submission was that the Commission erred in construing meaning of clauses 9 and 24 in accordance with terms and in context of the Agreement as a whole – Full Bench was satisfied the dispute was matter of public interest and granted permission to appeal – satisfied that the appellant was able to change Ms Puata’s roster without reaching agreement in writing with her and that alterations to her hours of work must be agreed to in writing pursuant to Clause 9.3(c) – not satisfied that the manner in which the appellant reached agreement with Ms West in relation to reducing her hours of work and rostering arrangements contravened the Agreement – appeal in relation to both Ms Puata and Ms West upheld. Appeal by Bupa Care Services P/L against decision of Johns C of 25 November 2016 [[2016] FWC 8508] Re: New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association
May 2, 2017
Foreign nurses who barely spoke English and had no psychiatric experience lacked the skills to work at Oakden’s mental health facility, former workers claim. Former psychiatric nurses said staff shortages, lack of maintenance and management issues plaguing the Older Persons Mental Health Service at Oakden go as far back as 2000.
May 2, 2017
The s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by The Salvation Army (Queensland) Property Trust atf The Social Work T/A The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory for its Salvation Army Queensland Social Services – Nurse Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Johns sitting in Melbourne on 28 April 2017.
May 2, 2017
Nurses are calling for the State Government to provide free blood tests amid revelations excess lead levels were last month found in water within the QEII Medical Centre, including Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Australian Nurses Federation WA State secretary Mark Olson today said he had been repeatedly contacted by nurses concerned for their own safety and the safety of their patients at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
