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.
September 28, 2016
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.
September 28, 2016
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.
September 28, 2016
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.
September 27, 2016
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.
September 27, 2016
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.
September 27, 2016
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.
September 27, 2016
The saga involving former Fair Work Commission vice president Michael Lawler will continue, after he launched Federal Court action against Employment Minister Michaelia Cash for not taking into account his mental illness during an investigation into his conduct in office. Mr Lawler also admitted that participating in an episode of the ABC’s Four Corners alongside his partner and ex-union boss Kathy Jackson was an “error of judgment”. The review was commissioned after serious criticism was levelled at Mr Lawler for supporting Ms Jackson as she battled fraud allegations from her time at the helm of the Health Services Union. He was on nine months’ sick leave, and still receiving his full $430,000 annual salary. Mr Lawler quit his position in March, less than 24 hours before he was due to respond to the investigation’s final report. Senator Cash tabled the findings in Federal Parliament a fortnight later. The review by former Federal Court judge Peter Heerey QC found that Mr Lawler should have been removed from his position because of “proved incapacity” and “misbehaviour”. Documents lodged in the Federal Court show Mr Lawler is calling for a judicial review into the decision to launch the investigation, the conduct of Senator Cash during the course of the investigation, and the decision to table the final report despite Mr Lawler having already resigned from his position.
