A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Bethesda Hospitals Inc for its Bethesda Health Care Enrolled Nurses, Hospitality and Maintenance Employees’ Agreement 2018 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Bissett sitting in Melbourne on 8 February 2019.
February 11, 2019
A Gold Coast paramedic will be farewelled today, after he was killed while trying to save a life last week. Craig McCulloch died on January 28 after the ambulance he was driving rolled a number of times before hitting a tree on the Mackay-Eungella Road at Benholme, about 50km west of Mackay. Despite the best efforts of bystanders and responding emergency services crews, who were Mr McCulloch’s colleagues and friends, the 32-year-old died at the scene.
February 11, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Australian Red Cross Society T/A Australian Red Cross Blood Service for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service General Enterprise Agreement Victoria 2017 has been granted by Commissioner Lee sitting in Melbourne on 6 February 2019.
February 11, 2019
A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application from Ricky Ohlsen citing Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation has been refused by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 8 February 2019.
February 11, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from CASS Care Limited for its Cass Care Limited Enterprise Agreement (Other Than Children’s Services) (NSW) 2018-2021 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner McKinnon in Melbourne on 5 February 2019.
February 11, 2019
An 88-year-old hospital secretary who was frogmarched out of her office and sacked has become the oldest person to win a UK age discrimination case. Eileen Jolly sued the NHS trust where she worked for 25 years after her career ended at the age of 85. She was blamed for not uploading details of women awaiting non-urgent breast reconstruction surgery to a new database. An employment tribunal ruled she had not been trained properly and was the victim of unfair dismissal and discrimination.
February 11, 2019
Alzheimer’s Otago manager Julie Butler is stepping down from the role after 18 years.
February 8, 2019
Australian Foundation for Disability is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) claim before Senior Deputy President Hamberger in his NSW chambers (Singh).
