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A nurse has been suspended for stealing drugs to use at home to treat his chronic back pain. Daniel Benjamin Oakleigh was also ordered to undergo random drug testing and not work with certain medications when he resumed work earlier this year. A tribunal found Oakleigh had committed professional misconduct and suspended him for one year.

Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated is being asked to justify its firing of an employee (Moroney).

Caritas Australia is being forced to defend a dispute with an employee (Forde).

Lifeline Broken Hill Inc has cut an employee adrift (Fitzpatrick).

Cara Inc has rattled the cage of an employee (Nelpurackal) who has responded with an unfair dismissal claim.

The Fair Work Commission has ratified the Australian Multicultural Community Services Care Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015-2016.

The Fair Work Commission has stamped its imprimatur on the Lithgow Community Private Hospital and NSWMNA/ANMF Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018.

The Fair Work Commission has approved the Allity Enterprise Agreement (Queensland) 2015.