NEWS-HR

Mangrove Housing Limited has been swamped by a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by ex-staffer Wicks.

The Australian Services Union of N.S.W. is in dispute with The Benevolent Society. A s.379 (Application to deal with a dispute) is before Fair Work Deputy President Sams for adjudication.

Manly Vale Nursing Home Pty Ltd is still dealing with its errant Clinton.

The Department of Human Services is facing a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by a disgruntled Maude.

Anglicare SA Ltd is alleged to have unfairly dispensed with the services of a faithful servant (Melendez).

A Sydney hospital is under pressure to explain why it sacked a whistleblower who had reported the alleged indecent assault of a sedated patient within an acute mental health unit. Security guard Brendan Osmond had worked for 23 years at St Vincent’s hospital in inner Sydney before he was dismissed from his position as a supervisor earlier this year. The sacking came after Mr Osmond reported that he witnessed a fellow security guard touch the breast of a patient during a pat-down in the hospital’s acute psychiatric ward seclusion room.

Mainak Majumdar has been refused consent to pursue Peninsula Health T/A Frankston Hospital again over his dismissal. Fair Work has already ruled against the doctor, but he shows a great reluctance to accept the umpire’s decision.

Fair Work Commissioner Johns has refused Kelly Harder’s application for more time to pursue a claim against CareWest Ltd.