Mr Andreas Reiners has been thrown a lifeline by the Fair Work Commission in his pursuit of the unfair dismissal claim against the Townsville Aboriginal & Islander Health Service (TAIHS). Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 16 December 2016 ruled he was not out of time and the matter has been referred to conciliation.
December 19, 2016
Queensland Nurses’ Union of Employees has failed to ping Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd on a raft of alleged industrial law breaches in a log of claims in the federal court. The case covered pay and leave entitlements for public holidays – alleged contraventions of ss 44 and 116 of the Fair Work Act for failure to pay employees for public holidays – whether employees entitled to be paid for public holidays if not rostered on to work – meaning of ordinary hours of work – alleged contraventions of ss 44, 50, 89(1) and 90 of the Fair Work Act for wrongly recording employees as having taken leave on public holidays. The Honourable Justice Rangiah Ruled the union failed to demonstrate that Ramsay had contravened ss 44 or 50 of the FWA. “Accordingly, the application must be dismissed,” he ruled.
December 19, 2016
Hardi Aged Care T/A Hardi Nursing Home Management has had its Hardi Aged Care Nursing Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016 application ratified by Commissioner Roe in Melbourne on 16 December 2016.
December 19, 2016
The Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association has got its Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020 agreement past Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 16 December 2016.
December 19, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has ratified an application from Cancer Australia for its Cancer Australia Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.
December 19, 2016
Healthe Care Burnie Pty Ltd T/A North West Private Hospital has succeeded with its application for its Healthe Care Burnie Pty Ltd Nurses’ Enterprise Agreement 2016. Commissioner Roe in Melbourne signed off on the 15 December 2016.
December 19, 2016
An application for approval of The Society of Saint Hilarion Inc Nursing Employees (Aged Care) & ANMF Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be adjudicated by Commissioner Gregory in his Melbourne Chambers at 10am today.
December 19, 2016
Sally-Ann Sherman has failed to get up her unfair dismissal claim against Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation. Commissioner Wilson in Melbourne on 15 December 2016 ruled “Ms Sherman’s termination of employment was a voluntary resignation on her part and she was not forced to do so because of conduct, engaged in by Sunrise Health Service”.
