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TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – remedy – ss.394, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – decision relating to amount of compensation awarded – whether grounds of appeal attract public interest – whether arguable case of appealable error – appellant did not appear at hearing – appeal related to rate of pay used to calculate compensation – not persuaded appealable error or in public interest to grant permission to appeal – permission to appeal denied – application dismissed. Appeal by Obatoki against decision of Cribb C of 1 October 2015 [[2015] FWC 6805] Re: Mallee Tack Health & Community Services

An application for approval of the Southern Cross Care (WA) Inc Mental Health Services Bargaining Agreement 2015 is to be decided by Commissioner Johns in Sydney.

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE – dispute resolution procedure – s.589 Fair Work Act 2009 – applicant seeks to quash Deputy President Booth decision, to “nil and void” the appeal decision and the reinstatement of the workload dispute in the proceedings for the purpose of arbitration – applicant co s.603 of the Fair Work Act 2009 supplied the power to grant the application – Woolworths Limited Trading Limited Trading considered – Commission found no jurisdiction to deal with the workload issue in dispute as found in Deputy President Booth decision and affirmed by Full Bench – satisfied that Deputy President Booth, decision was properly founded – application dismissed. Grabovsky v United Protestant Association of NSW Ltd T/A UPA

Ocean Reef Medical Centre is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) from an ex-employee (Heaney).

The Fair Work Commission has ratified the Clifford Hallam Healthcare Pty Ltd (Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and New South Wales) & National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015.

An application for approval of the Nganampa Health Council Inc Aged Care Employees Enterprise Agreement 2016 will be reviewed by Commissioner Roe in Melbourne.

An application for approval of the Enhanced Lifestyles Inc (Lifestyle Attendants) Enterprise Agreement 2015 is to be heard by Fair Work Commissioner Platt in Adelaide.

The Fair Work Commission has ratified the Churches of Christ in Queensland – Churches of Christ Care Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2015.