NEWS-HR

WA’s nursing union claims the next State government could have an extra $2.3 million a year to spend on more nurses if it scrapped annual performance appraisals. The Australian Nursing Federation said time and money were being wasted on the “chitchats”, which it estimated took up to about three hours for each of the 15,470 public registered nurses. WA State secretary Mark Olson said most big companies had dumped annual appraisals and there were other processes that did the job.

The Sunshine Coast Day Surgery Pty Ltd has had its application for its Sunshine Coast Day Surgery and QNU – Nurses – Enterprise Agreement 2015 – 2018 approved.

The Health Services Union and The Tipping Foundation Ltd have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in the Fair Work Commission 11 Exhibition Street Melbourne today.

A government-run mental health facility in Adelaide was unsafe, understaffed and at risk of human rights violations years before an elderly man was overdosed and mistreated, a leaked report shows. The document details a range of problems with South Australia’s Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Services Facility.

Health Communication Network is in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) with a staff member (Davidson) before Deputy President Asbury in the Fair Work Commission 11 Exhibition Street Melbourne.

Community Bridging Services has been served with a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) by a staff member (Szondy).

An application for approval of the Jallarah Homes Inc Aged Care Employees & United Voice Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) resides with Commissioner Gregory in his Melbourne chambers.

An application for approval of the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland Employee Agreement 2017 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be the preserve of Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Melbourne.