A large fire has completely destroyed an Islamic centre in Sydney’s southwest and forced the evacuation of nearby buildings and a nursing home.
April 29, 2016
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – performance – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for unfair dismissal remedy – applicant’s employment as Registered Nurse terminated for failure to meet professional standards – respondent raised multiple allegations of poor performance – investigation conducted – applicant submitted she was not afforded procedural fairness in investigation – Commission found respondent should have assisted applicant more during investigation process – applicant afforded opportunity to respond to allegations but spent more time raising procedural arguments – Commission held applicant’s performance and reluctance to engage in investigation constituted valid reasons for dismissal – respondent entitled to have lost trust and confidence in applicant – dismissal not harsh, unjust or unreasonable – application dismissed. Mazi v Ozcare
April 29, 2016
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – casual – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – at first instance Commission found applicant was unfairly dismissed and ordered his reinstatement on a permanent part-time basis – appellant argued Commission had not considered the meaning of casual employee under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 as one employed and paid as such – Full Bench found the decision of the Commission was in error because it made an incorrect finding of fact on the employment status of the employee – Commission had denied parties procedural fairness – Full Bench held the employee was engaged as a casual employee and was not a full-time or part-time employee – appeal allowed – unfair dismissal application remitted for hearing and determination. Appeal by Nardy House against decision of Riordan C of 6 January 2016 [[2016] FWC 73] Re: Perry
April 29, 2016
St Francis of Assisi Aged Care has dismissed a staffer (Kalpana) and s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) is now bring contested before Fair Work Deputy President Hamilton.
April 29, 2016
The Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service has fired a staffer (Jarrett) and a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) is the result.
April 29, 2016
The departure of the head of the new Perth Children’s Hospital won’t cause further delays in completing the $1.2 billion project, the WA Premier says. Tina Chinery has resigned as the executive director of commissioning, a position she has held since November 2014, to take a new job in Queensland.
April 29, 2016
NPA Family and Community Services Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation has fired Backo and a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) is now on foot.
April 29, 2016
Nurses attending home callouts on their own must be stopped after the alleged bashing of a nurse in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation of the Northern Territory has said. Head of the NT chapter, Yvonne Falckh, said health organisations were not taking adequate responsibility for their nurses’ safety.
