Former unionist Kathy Jackson is attempted to appeal a court judgment that found she had siphoned about $1.4 million from the Health Services Union. The Federal Court in Melbourne last month found Ms Jackson guilty of misusing her position as secretary of the union to fraudulently gain financial advantage. But Ms Jackson this week filed a notice of appeal, claiming Justice Richard Tracey denied procedural fairness by dismissing her cross-claim and her abuse-of-process application.
September 10, 2015
A nurse who snooped on patients’ medical records has been censured. Elizabeth Raju was sacked in 2014 after an audit revealed the confidentiality breaches. She has been ordered to pay $26,400 toward the costs of the four-day tribunal hearing.
September 10, 2015
Baptistcare Inc is facing an s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) from an ex-employee (Wilson).
September 10, 2015
Tasmania’s Country Women’s Association (CWA) is alarmed by what it says is a shortage of staff and specialised services in the state’s nursing homes.
September 10, 2015
Inner East Community Health Service is facing an s.372 (application to deal with other contravention disputes) from an ex-employee (Murray).
September 10, 2015
An application for approval of the SteriHealth NSW Enterprise Agreement 2015 is before Fair Work Commissioner Roberts in Sydney.
September 10, 2015
Northern Health is jousting with an ex-employee (Carter).
September 10, 2015
The Department of Human Services is facing an unfair dismissal claim (Maude).
