An application for approval of the Calvary Health Care ACT – Private Hospital, Health Professionals and Support Services Enterprise Agreement 2015 is before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in Melbourne.
August 27, 2015
The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has ruled that Terrigal Grosvenor Lodge (Erina) Pty Ltd (No. 2) did not dismiss Shane Buckley unfairly. The long running legal battle was centred on the issue of ‘general protection’. Buckley had alleged that his former employer, Terrigal Grosvenor Lodge (Erina) Pty Ltd had contravened s.340 of the FWA by taking “adverse action”. Buckley claimed to be exercising his workplace rights under the “Aged Care Complaints Scheme”, in accordance with the “Complaints Principles” created under s.94A-1 and s.96-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
August 27, 2015
Peninsula Health is again being challenged in the Fair Work Commission by an ex-employee (Robertson).
August 27, 2015
Nearly half of all Victoria’s disability sector employees have witnessed their co-workers perpetrate acts of abuse, violence or neglect on people with disabilities living in their care, a survey reveals. The findings have raised new concerns about the lack of qualifications needed to work in the industry, and warnings that abuse will only increase without reforms to “professionalise” the sector before it doubles in size under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
August 21, 2015
Brunswick Lodge is to defend an unfair dismissal claim (Nepal).
August 21, 2015
The Health Services Union and Austin Health are in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) stoush.
August 21, 2015
The Department of Human Services is before Fair Work Commissioner Gregory answering a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by an ex-departmental nabob (O’Doherty).
August 21, 2015
Blue Care is being badgered by a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-employee (Woolston).
