NEWS-HR

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.

The Prahran Mission is having its employee separation policy tested in Fair Work this morning (Osborn).

A former nurse who stole 5000 vials of the Michael Jackson drug propofol has been sentenced to a 12 months’ supervision and 220 hours’ community work order for her theft of the drug.

A generous deal put in place by Fair Work Commissioner Vice President Michael Lawler that paid $10,000 a month to an unemployed solicitor from the funds of a wealthy Sydney barrister has come to an abrupt end. The financial manager controlling the $30 million fortune of elderly barrister David Rofe QC, who has advanced dementia, has told Nick Llewellyn payments he received for his upkeep from Mr Rofe’s bank account have ceased.

Former union secretary Kathy Jackson is appealing a court order to pay $1.4 million to her former employer. But the Health Services Union is fighting her appeal, questioning the competency of her bid.

An application for approval of The Anglicare WA Employee Collective Agreement 2015 is to be heard by Fair Work Deputy President Gostencnik in Brisbane.

Transfer of business – enterprise agreement – s.318 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for an order for that Medibank Health Solutions Enterprise Agreement 2012 (the Medibank agreement) not cover applicant or transferring employees – further application that the two applicant agreements (the SHP agreements) cover transferring employees – considered requirements in s.318 of FW Act – factors weighing in favour included the view of employees (slightly), the little business synergy between agreements and the public interest (slightly) – factors weighing against include the nominal expiry date of the Medibank agreement, lack of negative impact on productivity of workplace and that the company would not incur significant economic disadvantage – on balance, discretion not exercised – application dismissed. Sonic HealthPlus P/L t/a Sonic Health Plus