Iona Stavrou has been told her dismissal by Austin Health was neither harsh nor unjust.
January 4, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has ratified the MHA Care Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019.
December 23, 2015
A nurse was sexually assaulted in her bedroom by a man who broke into her home, raising concerns for the safety of female health workers in remote communities.
December 23, 2015
A SA Health worker is the subject of a “confidential” investigation, it has emerged. The Health Department has released a statement confirming the employee is involved in an ongoing investigation, but has not released any further details.
December 23, 2015
Termination of employment – misconduct – ss.394, 400 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – appellant sought to appeal decision of Commission at first instance – ground of appeal that appellant did not agree with decision – Commission must not grant permission to appeal unless considers that “in public interest to do so”[Coal & Allied Mining Services] – where matter raises issues of important and general application – where there is diversity of decision at first instance so that guidance from appellant court required – where decision at first instance manifests an injustice or result is counter intuitive – legal principles applied appear disharmonious compared with other recent decisions dealing with similar matters – decision under appeal discretionary in nature – discretionary decisions usually successfully challenged on appeal if it is shown that the discretion was not exercised correctly [House] – must be some error made in exercising discretion – Full Bench found no appealable error alleged – application for permission to appeal dismissed. Appeal by Ha against decision in transcript of Bartel DP 8 October 2015: U2015/7463 Re: UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc t/a Uniting Communities
December 23, 2015
An application for approval of the Carey Community Resources Inc Enterprise Agreement 2015 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is being reviewed by Fair Work Commissioner Gregory in WA.
December 23, 2015
Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated is refuting a s.394 (application for unfair dismissal) lodged in the Fair Work Commission by an ex-staffer (Moroney).
December 23, 2015
Bankrupt union boss Kathy Jackson has been hit with an anti-Santa order. The Federal Court has ordered she pay her former union $1 million in legal costs and fees. Justice Richard Tracey ordered the former head of HSU to pay $554,215.67 interest plus $356,500 in legal costs as well as a further $86,633.81 in costs following a long-running legal battle over her milking the fees of some of the country’s lowest paid workers.
