NEWS-HR

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from HBF Health Ltd T/A HBF for the HBF Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Harper-Greenwell sitting in Melbourne on 25 October 2018.

Clinical Laboratories Pty Ltd is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner McKenna in Hearing Room 12-2 – Level 12 in Sydney (Street).

One in six WA Health Department employees claim to have been subjected to bullying or harassment in the previous 12 months, according to a survey. The preliminary results of a survey of more than 700 staff show 31 per cent of staff did not feel confident in reporting bad behaviour. One-third of those surveyed believed that behaviour within the department was not always “ethical and honest.” It follows a previous poll in 2016, and separate surveys of clinical staff by the department and the Australian Medical Association WA which revealed poor morale and culture.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Epworth Foundation T/A Epworth HealthCare for its Epworth HealthCare Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 25 October 2018.

A sleazy male nurse who hit on former patients and went as far as stalking one after their relationship ended, has been stripped of his right to practise. Glenn Scott was deregistered last month by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia after it was found he repeatedly attempted to establish personal or romantic relationships with women he met while on the job. The board heard the women were vulnerable and many were receiving treatment for addiction when he met them. It was also noted Mr Scott was previously the subject of disciplinary proceedings related to patient care and professional boundary violations, but he continued to offend anyway. In the case before the board last month, six women from two different clinics were subjected to his advances between 2012 and 2015. One woman was a patient under Mr Scott’s care at a clinic in Melbourne’s inner east, and the board was told his common method of approach included contacting them via social media, text or email. He also visited Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings some of the women attended. In 2016 he was found guilty by the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for stalking one former patient he’d had a two-year sexual relationship with between 2012 and 2014. He was fined $1500 without conviction for the offence. In handing down their decision last month, the board said other offending by Mr Scott stretched as far back as 2009, where he had sex with a former patient and supplied her with medication he was not authorised to give her.

The Health Services Union and Anglicare Tasmania Inc have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) listed for hearing by Fair Work Deputy President Barclay in Hearing Room 8 (First Floor) in Hobart this morning.

Tweed Health for Everyone Pty Ltd is still battling a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) before Fair Work Commissioner Booth in Conference Room A and Conference Room B in Brisbane (Cox).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Melbourne Dental Clinic Ltd T/A Melbourne Dental Clinic for its Melbourne Dental Clinic Enterprise Agreement 2018-2019 has been granted by Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 24 October 2018.