A former nurse at Maroondah Hospital who sexually and inappropriately touched three patients has been unsuccessful in appealing the charge. Harpreet Singh, 30, was found guilty of professional misconduct during his employment in the hospital’s mental health unit. His registration was disqualified in December last year and he was disqualified from reapplying for 20 months from December 16.
October 27, 2015
The Fair Work Commission has ratified the Chrysalis Support Services Enterprise Agreement 2015.
October 26, 2015
Fair Work Vice-President Michael Lawler’s office has been inviting people to reject him hearing their cases. Mr Lawler’s associate has been sending an email advising parties in cases before him of the controversy surrounding his nine months of sick leave and his relationship with former union whistleblower Kathy Jackson. The email highlights the claims against the judge who oversees workplace disputes. “I have been asked to let you know this: Vice-President Lawler has been subject to extraordinary allegations against him in the Parliament which follow a series of newspaper articles also raising allegations,” the email says. “Do you object to Vice-President Lawler dealing with your matter?” Mr Lawler’s associate confirmed the emails. “For a short time he did instruct me to send these emails,” his associate said. “After consulting with three of his peers he came to the view the position was not warranted and no more contact to parties was made.”
October 26, 2015
Challenge Community Services has been presented with another by an ex-employee (Pine).
October 26, 2015
St Vincent De Paul Society wants to end its association with a staff member who is determined to stay (Lane).
October 26, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services is in dispute with a staff member (Moore).
October 23, 2015
The West Australian Government has been unable to say where hundreds of jobs will be lost from the state’s public hospitals. The Government has declared the health system is overstaffed by “several hundred” employees.
October 23, 2015
The cost to taxpayers of the Fair Work Commission investigation into former Labor MP Craig Thomson and the Health Services Union has exceeded $4 million. Commission general manager Bernadette O’Neill told a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Thursday $4,136,000 has been spent.
