NEWS-HR

Northside Community Service Limited is defending a s.526 application (stand down dispute) launched by a staff member (Isturiz) in Canberra.

The Fair Work Commission has approved a s.185 (Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) from Just Better Care Brisbane North Pty Ltd.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Lee in Melbourne.

The Fair Work Commission has ratified a s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application from Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Inc.

The Fair Work Commission has approved a s.185 (Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) from Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland Limited.

Heather Williams has been refused extra time to pursue her unfair dismissal claim against OzCare.

Stephanie Ha has been refused permission to appeal an unfair dismissal claim that went against her in the Fair Work Commission. UnitingCare Wesley Adeladie Inc t/a Uniting Communities won both rounds in the contest.

Three former disability support officers are suing Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services for damages, alleging they suffered years of abuse at the hands of two people in their care. The workers said the violent attacks began about seven years ago when a severely autistic man was moved into the community residential unit they worked at in inner-suburban Melbourne.