NEWS-HR

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from 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 ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Lee sitting in Melbourne on 6 February 2019.

A blistering report into the NSW health system’s failure to appropriately manage scores of complaints against a gynaecologist has found the system failed to protect the women in his care. The report, by Gail Furness SC, reviewed the management of complaints by NSW Health made against Emil Gayed between 1994 and 2017 when his registration was suspended, effectively banning him from practicing medicine. The inquiry examined complaints management and processes in the public health system at five hospitals across NSW. In a statement, the department said the report would be provided to police for investigation and to consider prosecution. No complaints were recorded against him during his time at Grafton or Kempsey hospitals, however scores of patients and hospital staff registered complaints against him during his time at Manning Base Hospital in Taree, Mona Vale Hospital on Sydney’s northern beaches, and Cooma Hospital in the state’s south. The report found that almost every year between 1999 and 2016 a concern was raised about Dr Gayed’s practice.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from The Karuna Hospice Service Limited T/A Karuna Hospice Services for its Karuna Hospice Services – Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Cirkovic in Melbourne on 7 February 2019.

Cranbrook Care (Bella Vista Gardens) Pty Limited is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner McKenna in Hearing Room 12-2 – Level 12 in Sydney (Prasad).

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is facing a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) before Deputy President Lake in chambers in Adelaide (Atukorale).

RSL LifeCare Limited is facing a s.739 (Applications to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in his Sydney chambers (Prajapati).

The Northern Hospital & Alhucema will face a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) claim before Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Court 5 & Conference Room D – Level 6 in Melbourne (Lipkewyce).

An application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (s.240 – Application to deal with a bargaining dispute) will be determined by Commissioner Wilson in Court 6- Level 6 in Melbourne.