Nursing staff from Dubbo Base Hospital will hold a stop-work meeting to address a shortage of frontline staff at the central western NSW facility. The hospital is currently running below staffing base minimum with 27 full-time vacancies, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) says.
May 25, 2016
The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and Community Accommodation and Respite Agency Inc are fighting a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) in Adelaide.
May 25, 2016
A Brisbane nurse accused of raping and indecently treating a boy, 14, has been found not guilty of all 11 charges against him. Anthony Gillespie, 31, had pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of indecent treatment of a child and one charge of rape.
May 24, 2016
Nardy House has persuaded the Fair Work Commission that it cocked up the work status of John Perry. But instead of walking away with the win, Vice President Watson, Senior Deputy President Drake and Commissioner Johns said they are going to start the case again from ‘scratch’.
May 24, 2016
The Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care has been ordered to pay Paul Andrew Virtue the sum of $953.11 per week for the period 20 August 2015 to 1 November 2015 pursuant to s.37 1987 Act. The order was made by the NSW Workers Compensation Commission. Mr Virtue suffered an injury on 22 September 2013 in the course of his employment as a carer when he twisted his right knee whilst assisting a patient. Mr Virtue had previously taken sick leave for a psychological condition.
May 24, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has given its approval of the Quantum Support Services Inc Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019.
May 24, 2016
New South Wales paramedics have lost their battle with the State Government to maintain death and disability payouts. The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) has ruled that the expected cost of maintaining the existing scheme was significant. The IRC said the refusal of the Australian Paramedics Association (APA) and the Health Services Union (HSU) to engage in any meaningful way in the arbitral process greatly assisted the NSW Ministry of Health in achieving its outcome. The HSU said some paramedics stood to lose about $500,000 worth of entitlements, leaving a maximum payout of about $123,000 available to them.
May 24, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has endorsed the Northern Territory PHN Enterprise Agreement 2016-2018.
