NEWS-HR

An application for approval of the ECH Incorporated Support Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is before Fair Work Commissioner Gregory for his adjudication.

The Health Services Union and Plenty Valley Community Health Ltd are arm-wrestling a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in the Fair Work Commission in Exhibition Street in Melbourne.

An application for approval if the I-MED Queensland Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is also with Commissioner Gregory.

An application for approval of the Genesis Cancer Care Qld Pty Ltd Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be overseen by Commissioner Gregory.

An application for approval of the Barossa Village Inc Nursing Employee (Aged Care) & ANMF Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single enterprise agreement) is in the hands of Commissioner Gregory in the Fair Work Commission 11 Exhibition Street in Melbourne.

Moran Australia (Residential Aged Care) Pty Ltd has succeeded in its application to the NSW Workers Compensation Commission to have a compensation decision (Leanne Clare) reviewed.

Paramedics across NSW are being trained to sedate aggressive patients with drugs as the extent of the violence being faced by our emergency service personnel is revealed. A parliamentary inquiry into violence against emergency services last week published the state government’s submission, which revealed ‘chemical restraint’ would be available to all ambulance officers across the state by December this year. The submission also revealed the extent of violent attacks against NSW Police, Ambulance officers, Firefighters and SES workers. The drastic new method for ambos uses a sedation drug to calm violent and aggressive patients, which had previously only been available to a select few specially trained paramedics at each station.

Kuen Kuen Siu has failed in her application to be allowed more time to pursue an unfair dismissal claim against the Chinese Community Social Services Centre Inc.