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.
March 31, 2017
In what the Queensland Nurses’ and Midwives’ Union has described as a “David versus Goliath-style battle”, the families of elderly Australians have launched a petition, contacted political parties and approached the media in a bid to end elder neglect in aged care facilities. Woodgate resident Heather Mansell Brown, who spoke out about the care of her husband Bill in a Bundaberg home, has launched a petition on change.org, Safe Staffing In Aged Care Now, that has gathered more than 33,200 signatures. Union secretary Beth Mohle said relatives and residents throughout the country had reported deaths, broken limbs, dehydration and poor nutrition as a direct result of dangerously low aged care staffing.The union has harnessed some of these stories to hammer home their campaign demanding minimum staffing ratios in aged care facilities.
March 31, 2017
Prying into patient files cost two Waikato Hospital staff their jobs and prompted two others to resign. Twelve privacy or confidentiality breaches have been committed by Waikato staff since 2012. Offences range from unauthorised snooping on medical records, to misdirected emails.
March 30, 2017
An application for approval of the Mater Health Services Nursing and Midwifery Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is before Commissioner Johns in his Melbourne chambers at 11.30am.
March 30, 2017
An application for approval of the Serco Medical & Dental Logistics Support Services Agreement 2017 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be evaluated by Commissioner Wilson in Melbourne.
March 30, 2017
Qld Prison Health Services & Workpac Healthcare has a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) on its HR desk (Pilbrow).
March 30, 2017
The Salvation Army is again before the industrial beak (s.394 – application for unfair dismissal remedy/Nakasone).
March 30, 2017
Bupa Aged Care is facing a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute in relation to flexible working arrangements) instigated by staffer Barker.
