A Bundaberg Hospital specialist has been sacked over allegations he was drinking on the job. The Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service has confirmed the doctor was fired by the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service last month after a period of suspension. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency records show his medical registration is subject to several restrictions, including some not publicly available because of “privacy concerns”.
December 23, 2016
A couple has been ordered to repay an Auckland rest home almost $1.46 million they gained from excess salary and unauthorised payments. Duncan and Sara Napier were the administration manager and nurse manager of Torbay Rest Home on Auckland’s North Shore which was owned by Torbay Holdings Limited and Torbay Rest Home Limited. The Napiers effectively ran the rest home business and were given control of it on the basis of trust, a Court of Appeal judgment said.
December 23, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has belted an s.394 (Unfair Dismissal) claim by Adam Lynema against The Queen Victoria Home Inc. “Out of the park” Deputy President Clancy in Melbourne on 21 December 2016 said. “I am satisfied that as the application was not accompanied by the fee prescribed by the Act and the application was not made in accordance with the Act it is destined for oblivion.”
December 23, 2016
Amanda Heap has lost her unfair dismissal claim against Calvary Health Care ACT Ltd T/A Calvary Health Care Bruce.
December 23, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has granted a s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application from the State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) for its Nurses (Department of Education and Training) Agreement 2016.
December 23, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has ruled against a s.365 (general protections) application from Andrew McLeod to be given more time to pursue the Yagbani Aboriginal Corporation over an unfair dismissal assertion.
December 23, 2016
Isatu Sesay has been told that her unfair dismissal claim against Lifestyle Solution Australia Limited T/A Lifestyle solution Disability Group failed on multiple fronts. She hadn’t worked the minimum time (6 months); she didn’t lodge her claim on time (within seven days of dismissal) and she failed to furnish a FWC requested statement. And now she wants to know why she hasn’t got a result. Well now she has a 2 page judgement.
December 23, 2016
A carer has been charged with threatening and abusing a severely disabled nine-year-old boy in the NSW Illawarra region. The 34-year-old assaulted, verbally abused and threatened to harm the non-verbal child at a care facility last month, police will allege. The man, who no longer works at the facility, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm and stripped of his working with children clearance. He has been granted strict conditional bail to face Wollongong Local Court in January.
