The peak body representing major private residential aged care providers has called for the mandatory registration of personal care workers in aged care, saying there is a “compelling case” for a national system in Australia.
March 18, 2016
The operators of Coleambally’s aged care home want to postpone a key fire safety measure due to the high cost.
March 18, 2016
Trend Laboratories Pty Ltd is claimed to have landed a low blow (s.394 – Application for unfair dismissal remedy) on a hapless staffer (Lowe).
March 18, 2016
The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association and Australian Hospital Administration Pty Limited are embroiled in a dispute.
March 18, 2016
An application for approval of the Bethsalem Care Nursing Employees (Aged Care) & ANMF Enterprise Agreement 2015 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be reviewed by Fair Work Commissioner Roe in Sydney.
March 18, 2016
An application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (s.236 – Application for a majority support determination) will be determined by Fair Work Commissioner McKenna in Sydney.
March 18, 2016
Nurses have launched a powerful new advertising campaign targeting the protection of penalty rates for staff, following fears they could be cut in the future. The personalised plea from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation uses a real-life registered nurse, known only as “Julie”, who tells her story in a video about the impact shift work has on nurses, midwives and their families. It comes on the back of a Productivity Commission report commissioned by the Federal Government which recommended penalty rates for the hospitality and retail sectors could be cut.
March 18, 2016
Don’t be surprised to learn that Australian Paramedics Association of Victoria v Ambulance Victoria and United Voice v Ambulance Victoria are both now in their fifth hearing day before Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Melbourne.
