An application for approval of the Hill View Aged Care Nursing Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Gregory in his Melbourne chambers at 3.30pm.
March 7, 2017
An application for approval of the Royal District Nursing Service of SA Ltd Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be analysed by Commissioner Roe in his Hobart chambers at 2pm.
March 7, 2017
A s.394 (Unfair dismissal claim) by Ms Jirina Born against Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd has been dismissed by Commissioner Lee.
March 7, 2017
The Health Services Union and St John of God Health Care have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Commissioner Wilson in Court 4 – Level 6 in Melbourne.
March 7, 2017
Federal Government action on a damning report into the safety of remote area nurses is likely to be delayed until at least May — 14 months after the murder of South Australian nurse Gayle Woodford. A report released in January backed demands by outback nurses that they only attend consultations and emergency call-outs in pairs or with an escort. The Federal Government-funded report also warned that some remote health professionals were living in unsecure accommodation and lacked access to reliable emergency radios or satellite phones. Health Department officials who appeared before a Senate committee last week said they would have a “close look” at the report and it would be considered at a rural health “roundtable” meeting in May.
March 7, 2017
Sunrise Way Therapeutic Community is set to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Asbury in Hearing Room 1 in Brisbane (Henderson).
March 7, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Yooralla for its Yoralla Staff Terms and Remuneration (Star) Agreement 2016 has been approved subject to the HSU being written into the arrangement.
March 6, 2017
Not being able to pass wind for 24 hours is just one example of the 95,000 unnecessary calls to Victoria’s triple-0 service every year. The State Government said the non-urgent calls were putting unnecessary pressure on ambulance crews who should be responding to life-threatening situations. A new advertising campaign has been launched to educate Victorians about when they should call for emergency help, Health Minister Jill Hennessy said.
