NEWS-HR

The Fair Work Commission has given its consent to the Estia Investments Pty Ltd (trading as Estia Health) – Estia Health Grovesdale, Estia Health Wodonga, Estia Health Plenty Valley – ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2015.

Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in Brisbane has signed off the approval of the NoosaCare Inc Enterprise Agreement 2015.

The St John of God Health Care (Vic Hospitals) Medical Scientists, Dietitians and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2015 has gained Fair Work Commission consent in Melbourne.

The Mercy Public Hospitals Health Service (Biomedical Engineers) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 now has FWC approval.

Queensland Nurses’ Union of Employees and Queensland Health are in the middle of a s.576(2)(aa) (promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations and preventing disputes) lovefest.

Eastern Health has to deal with a s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by a disaffected ex-employee (Sirdesai) in the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – contract for specified term – ss.386, 394 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for relief from unfair dismissal – applicant’s employment ended on 30 June 2015 – jurisdictional objection – respondent says applicant was employed pursuant to a fixed term contract and his employment ended at the end date of that contract – meaning of dismissed – if applicant has not been dismissed the Commission has no jurisdiction to hear his claim for unfair dismissal – Commission satisfied applicant employed on a fixed term contract – found applicant’s employment ended when the fixed term contract reached its end date – applicant not dismissed – Commission does not have jurisdiction to deal with his application – application dismissed. Zammit v Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation.

The Fair Work Commission has given its imprimatur to the UnitingCare Health & QNU Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018 in Brisbane.