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An application for approval of the Yooralla Staff Terms and Remuneration (STAR) Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Saunders in his Sydney chambers at 11.30am.

Global Disability & Health Care Services Pty Ltd is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staff member (Stepnickova).

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – remedy – compensation – ss.392, 394 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for unfair dismissal remedy – previous decision determined dismissal was harsh and found dismissal unfair [[2016] FWC 9089] – found reinstatement not appropriate and insufficient material to make a decision on compensation – further submissions sought – Sprigg considered – Commission found whilst applicant’s employment was previously unblemished, this was outweighed by his current display of contempt for management – Commission found applicant did not understand or appreciate seriousness of his actions and would inevitably leave his employment voluntarily or otherwise – found unreasonable effort to mitigate his loss – amount of compensation further reduced because applicant’s misconduct contributed to reason for dismissal – ordered compensation of $2,014.89 plus superannuation. Renton v Bendigo Health Care Group

The Intermedia Group Pty Ltd is facing its second listing of a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by its former advertising salesperson in the aged care sector (Rowsthorne).

Independence Ulladulla Incorporated is being challenged by the filing of a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by ex-staffer Pike.

Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation has a brace of s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal (consent arbitration)) matters being reviewed by Commissioner Simpson in his Brisbane chambers (Dargan/Roos).

Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT is to defend a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Vice President Catanzariti in his Sydney chambers at 2pm today (Herald-Bock).

A Sch. 3, Item 16 (Application to terminate collective agreement-based transitional instrument) by Southern Cross Care (Vic) has been amended by Commissioner Cribb. The termination will now operate from 19 August 2016.