NEWS-HR

Lee Charles has been denied an application to extend the window to pursue an unfair dismissal claim against Anglican Care. Commissioner Wilson handed down the decision in the Fair Work Commission this morning.

A disgruntled employee, former or current, is suspected to be the source of a scathing six-page letter sent to employees of Aboriginal health service, Sunrise. The email from an encrypted email address, purports to be written by Sunrise board members, community elders and clinicians, however, the letter was not signed. The allegations made in the letter centre around a poor company culture said to be rife with bullying and nepotism.

A “furious” masturbator who exposed himself in front of a nurse at Royal Darwin Hospital has been jailed for a month.

The Health Services Union and Rehabilitation Care Solutions Pty Ltd are embroiled in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Harper-Greenwell.

The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of New South Wales has upset a staffer (Kaur) who has now retaliated with a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy).

Domination Homes is defending a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) instigated by ex-staffer (Helsemans).

An application for approval of the ITEC Health and Safe Pathways Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is with Commissioner Saunders in his chambers for a 2.30pm hearing.

The CSIRO has appointed GP and former medical director for health insurer Bupa Rob Grenfell as its new director of health and biosecurity.