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The Department of Health and Human Services is to defend a 2.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) from an ex-staff member (Lombardo).

The Fair Work Commission has approved the Supported Tenancy, Accommodation and Respite Tasmania Inc T/A Star Tasmania Inc s.318 application sought from Commissioner Lee in Melbourne. The application sought an order that the HACSU – Supported Tenancy Accommodation and Respite (STAR) Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2013 1 apply to all employees transferring employment from Cosmos Inc. and currently employed under the Cosmos Inc Enterprise Agreement 2014.2

Justin Webb has been ruled out of time in his unfair dismissal claim against Disability Services Australia Limited.

John Perry has won four weeks back pay from Nardy House Inc (NHI). NHI is a not for profit charitable organisation which provides caring services to people aged 0 – 65 with profound physical disabilities. It runs a 12 bed facility in the Bega Shire, with 6 of those beds providing respite care. Mr Perry was represented by Ms Marissa Whitington who is an Industrial Officer of the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, New South Wales and ACT (Services) Branch (ASU).

Mr Sharlene Lane has failed to get up her unfair dismissal claim against the trustee of the Society of St Vincent de Paul NSW because she couldn’t’ be bothered attending hearings, thumbed her nose at tribunal directions and generally ‘pissed everyone off’.

The Fair Work Commission has sanctioned the Enhanced Lifestyle Inc (Lifestyle Attendants) Enterprise Agreement 2015

The Fair Work Commission has approved the Southern Cross Care (WA) Inc. Mental Health Services Bargaining Agreement 2015

The Fair Work Commission has rubber stamped the UnitingCare Community Childcare Enterprise Agreement 2015.