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Queensland Nurses’ Union of Employees is appealing a Blue Care decision. The matter will be heard by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission.

Wattle Hill Lodge Inc is defending an unfair dismissal claim by an ex-employee (Quinn).

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.

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.

Peninsula Health is again being challenged in the Fair Work Commission by an ex-employee (Robertson).

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.

Brunswick Lodge is to defend an unfair dismissal claim (Nepal).

The Health Services Union and Austin Health are in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) stoush.