Michelle De Ronchi knows she has her work cut out as the new head of the home care division of retirement services giant St Ives. The 47-year-old former nurse has taken the job after a deal that had RAC WA, which owns St Ives, spin out its home care business as a joint venture with private equity powerhouse Quadrant.
December 6, 2016
Noeline Virtu suffered an injury to her right wrist on 23 July 2014 when she tripped in a pothole in a dark laneway on her way to work with Greenacres Disability Services. Ms Virtu says that she suffered the injury because she was required to walk down the laneway to catch a bus from her home at Koonawarra to meet the “Greenacres bus” at Unanderra which would take her to work. Greenacres disputes Ms Virtu’s claim because she was injured whilst on a journey to work and there was no “real and substantial connection” between her employment and the injury in accordance with s10(3A) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (the 1987 Act). Ms Virtu claims weekly payments of compensation of $41.30 per week from 23 July 2014 to 5 November 2014 and from 12 January 2015 to 6 March 2015 and medical expenses, and the NSW Workers Compensation Commission agrees.
December 6, 2016
Opal Aged Care (formerly Domain Principle Group) has lost its battle with Christie Pryor. The NSW Workers Compensation Commission has ruled there will be an award in her favour for an injury to her left shoulder.
December 6, 2016
The Bendigo Health Care Group is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Bissett in the Magistrates Court 71 Pall Mall Bendigo (Renton).
December 6, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has granted a s.437 (Protected Item) application by the Health Services Union in its joust with Tas IVF Pty Ltd.
December 6, 2016
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc is beset by a s.392 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) being argued before Deputy President Wells in the Fair Work Commission Edward Braddon Commonwealth Law Courts Building 39-41 Davey Street Hobart by an unhappy Brewer (at 9.30am).
December 6, 2016
ADSSI Home Living Australia (NSW) Limited has survived an attempt by Leanne Malone to have her medical assessment revisited. The medical assessment was made by Dr Ash Takyar, an Approved Medical Specialist in the NSW Workers Compensation Commission system.
December 6, 2016
Another two South Australian government health workers and a volunteer have been sacked for snooping on patient records. SA Health says between September 1 and November 30, the three people lost their jobs for inappropriately accessing patient records, another four were disciplined and one worker resigned before allegations were substantiated. The department in February committed to quarterly updates on staff disciplined for snooping on patient records, after it was revealed more than a dozen had wrongly accessed the medical records of Cy Walsh following the stabbing death of his father, former Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh.
