NEWS-HR

An application for approval of the Carers Victoria Agreement 2015 is being determined by Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Melbourne.

The Salvation Army is having its stewardship standards and its reputation shredded at the Royal Commission hearings in Adelaide.

UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc just cannot shake free an ex-employee (Ha). This is the fourth day in two weeks this matter has been listed for hearing before Fair Work Deputy President Bartel.

Two men fought inside a residential care facility while it was on fire, South Australian police believe. One was taken to the local hospital for treatment, but police said both men had been slightly injured. The damage bill from the fire is estimated at $200,000.

Police have raided the home of former union official Kathy Jackson as part of a multi-agency operation into union corruption. Several warrants were issued as part of a joint operation between Australian Federal Police and Victorian police. Officers raided her home at Wombarra north of Wollongong. Ms Jackson was ordered to pay almost $1.4 million to the Health Services Union after a court found she used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle to exotic overseas locations. It is believed the raids are part of operations headed by taskforce Heracles, which was created to investigate union corruption.

An application for approval of the Health Care (WA Private Hospital) Nurses’ Enterprise Agreement 2015 is being perused by Fair Work Commissioner Roe in Melbourne.

Lions Haven for the Aged Limited is defending a s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) from an ex-employee (Rankin).

An application for approval of the Aged Care Plus Enterprise Agreement 2015 is being heard by Fair Work Commissioner Cambridge in Sydney.