A s.394 (unfair dismissal) application by Donnalyn Sharkey naming Life Without Barriers has been rejected by Fair Work Deputy President Beaumont in Perth on 13 February 2019.
February 15, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from St John’s Youth Services Inc for the St John’s Youth Services Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been agreed by Fair Work Commissioner Platt in Adelaide on 13 February 2019.
February 15, 2019
A s.394 (unfair dismissal) application by Donnalyn Sharkey naming Life Without Barriers has been rejected by Fair Work Deputy President Beaumont in Perth on 13 February 2019.
February 15, 2019
The Australian College of Nursing’s Deborah Parker says a falling number of registered nurses is affecting the skill mix of the workforce attending to people requiring care. Ms Parker says the number of unregulated personal care workers is rising, making it harder to treat people requiring complex care. “The unregulated worker, with a very short certificate training with approximately 120 hours in the facility is not prepared and does not have the level of assessment and planning skills required to meet the needs of the current aged care clients,” Ms Parker says.
February 15, 2019
A rural Victorian GP accused of filming and sexually assaulting female patients while examining them has died before court proceedings into his conduct could be completed. Wangaratta doctor Stewart Geoffrey Moroney, 68, faced a string of charges including sexual assault and capturing intimate images. Dr Moroney worked in Victoria’s north-east for 40 years, most recently at the Ely Street Clinic in Wangaratta. Last year, police said19 victims aged between 17 and 60 had been identified in the investigation. Emergency services were called after Dr Moroney’s body was found in a reserve in Wangaratta about 5.30pm on Tuesday. Dr Moroney’s death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner. The case came to the attention of police after a female patient came forward. She told police she had gone to the clinic for a female health test in October 2017 and noticed her examination was conducted without the use of surgical gloves. She also alleged there was camera equipment in the room. She reported her concerns to police the next day. Police searched the doctor’s clinic and home in November 2017 where a number of cameras and computer equipment were seized. The doctor was charged shortly after and suspended from practising. He appeared in the Wangaratta Courthouse last year and said he planned to contest the charges.
February 14, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from NoosaCare Inc for its NoosaCare Inc Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been approved by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne on 12 February 2019.
February 14, 2019
The ACT Government Justice and Community Safety will defend a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in his ACT chambers (Carvalho).
February 13, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Calvary Mary MacKillop Care SA Limited for the Calvary Mary MacKillop Care SA Nursing Employees ANMF South Australian Branch (Aged Care) Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 11 February 2019.
