Fair Work Commissioner Cribb has granted a s.318 (application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees) made by Uniting Church Homes T/A Juniper. Juniper sought an order that the D & R Community Services Pty Ltd Agreement 2009 Employee Collective Workplace Agreement does not cover Juniper, being the new employer, or the transferring employees who will perform, or are likely to perform, the transferring work for Juniper.
February 4, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has given its imprimatur to the YCH Enterprise Bargaining Agreement – Housing and Administrative Staff 2015-2018.
February 4, 2016
A s.225 (application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date) by Community Living Australia has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Platt in Adelaide.
February 4, 2016
An application for approval of the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Retail and Distribution Enterprise Agreement 2015 has been successful..
February 4, 2016
A s.185 (application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Australia has been approved by Fair Work Senior Deputy President Hamberger in Sydney.
February 3, 2016
High-tech watches worn by Victorian mental health staff could prevent and reduce violence against them while they are working out in the community. Worn on the wrist, the 3G Safety Watch allows staff managing a crisis to quickly notify emergency services of their exact location via a 24-hour security monitoring centre. The watches also have an `Amber Alert’ function, which a doctor, nurse or paramedic can use to notify the monitoring centre that they are entering a risky environment.
February 3, 2016
Logan police are investigating a gunshot fired into an aged care facility last night. A bullet hole was found today in a window on the bottom floor of the Bethania facility, along with damage to a curtain, wardrobe, television and plasterboard wall. Residents had reported hearing a loud bang at the three-level Clarendon St building about 9.30 last night. Police said a 92-year-old male resident, who was asleep in the room at the time of the shot, was not injured.
February 3, 2016
Tasmanian doctors have threatened industrial action over a Government move to appeal against a recent industrial decision it says will divert “precious” public health dollars. The State Government is challenging the Tasmanian Industrial Commission’s determination on the medical practitioners public sector award. It is appealing against the inclusion of a scheme which allows salaried doctors to be paid for treating private patients in public hospitals. Health Minister Michael Ferguson said the decision could result in precious public health dollars diverted to a 35 per cent salary loading for salaried doctors.
