A 40-year-old woman who allegedly pretended to be an enrolled nurse and treated elderly patients at a care home for more than a year has been taken to court. Artika Chand lied about her training and pretended to be another woman with the same name who is a registered nurse, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) claimed. She worked at Manor Court Werribee Aged Care, west of Melbourne, from August 2013 to December 2014 while she was not registered AHPRA has alleged.
October 13, 2015
The Health Services Union is running a parallel dispute with the Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria.
October 13, 2015
The Health Services Union and Latrobe Regional Hospital are in a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) contretemps before Deputy President Hamilton in Fair Work in Melbourne.
October 13, 2015
A health workers union has urged the Townsville Hospital board to use its almost $8 million surplus to construct a new multi-storey car park and address staffing shortages.
October 13, 2015
An application for approval of the Churches of Christ in Queensland – Churches of Christ Care Enterprise Agreement 2015 is being reviewed by Fair Work Commissioner Booth in Brisbane.
October 13, 2015
The Department of Human Services is dealing with an irrate ex-staffer (Corcoran).
October 9, 2015
Calvary Home Care Services Ltd is being accused of dispensing with an employee against accepted convention (Lawrence). Fair Work Commissioner Hampton in Adelaide is adjudicating.
October 9, 2015
Termination of Employment – remedy – compensation – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – at first instance Commission found that the applicant had been unfairly dismissed – at that time, Commission unable to determine an amount of compensation due to insufficient material – respondent provided information relating to income likely to have been received – respondent submitted that applicant’s calculations were not supported by proper evidence – respondent further submitted that it should not be held liable for the failure of the applicant to obtain other paid employment, because the applicant had accepted employment where she agreed not to be paid for the first year – Commission satisfied that applicant made reasonable efforts to mitigate loss – Commission found provisional amount of compensation of $57,986.66 – provisional amount reduced to the compensation cap of $36,241.66 – respondent ordered to pay $36,241.66 (gross), less taxation as required by law. Obatoki v Mallee Track Health & Community Services.
