The Fair Work Commission has given its assent to the Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc General Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016.
August 8, 2016
Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of New South Wales Pty Ltd has a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner McKenna in Hearing Room 12-2-Level 12 in Sydney (Weaver).
August 8, 2016
Christina Adams has failed to persuade the Fair Work Commission that Blamey Community Group dismissed her unfairly. Senior Deputy President Hamberger held the termination to be a genuine redundancy.
August 8, 2016
The Health Services Union and Latrobe Regional Hospital are arguing a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in the Latrobe Valley Law Courts 134 Commercial Road Morwell.
August 8, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has allowed a s.319 (Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and non-transferring employees) by Anglican Retirement Villages (Diocese of Sydney) T/A Anglican Retirement Villages.
August 8, 2016
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations are locked in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) stoush before Commissioner Platt in Conference Room 6b – Level 6 in Adelaide.
August 8, 2016
Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (Aboriginal Corporation) T/A Ngaanyatjarra Health Service has failed to persuade the Fair Work Commission to allow it costs against Andrew Roberts and Others.
August 5, 2016
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – costs – ss.400A, 401, 611 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for costs order against former employee and his solicitors – employee discontinued unfair dismissal application after conciliation but prior to arbitration – employer argued costs incurred as original application not made in time, did not pertain to termination of employment, was made with ulterior motives, and employee did not dispute misconduct allegations – Commission found power to order costs under s.611 of FW Act required clear evidence of unreasonable conduct – ‘without reasonable cause’ means ‘so obviously untenable that it cannot possible succeed’, ‘manifestly groundless’ or ‘discloses a case which the Court is satisfied cannot succeed’ [Keep v Performance] – Commission held original application not commenced unreasonably nor made without reasonable cause – employee’s contentions regarding timing of application had reasonable prospects of success – questions relating to the nature and characterisation of the dismissal could reasonably and properly be dealt with in hearing – nothing out of the ordinary, unreasonable, vexatious or lacking in prospects – application dismissed. Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (Aboriginal Corporation) t/a Ngaanyatjarra Health Service v Roberts and Ors
