NEWS-HR

The National Union of Workers and Sigma Company Limited have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) to resolve before Fair Work Commissioner Cirkovic in Court 6 – Level 6 in Melbourne.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Scalabrini Village Ltd for the Scalabrini Village Ltd, NSWNMA -ANMF NSW Branch and HSU NSW Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 has been approved by Fair Work Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 1 November 2018.

A 50-strong crowd of Gympie’s aged care staff united for a vocal rally out the front of the Cooinda Aged Care centre in protest of “poor conditions for elderly”.

Greenleaf Care Plus will face a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic today (Regan).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Australian Red Cross T/A Australian Red Cross Blood Service for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service Enterprise Agreement Queensland 2017 has been agreed by Fair Work Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 30 October 2018.

A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) claim by Sharon Hall citing Michael Bordingnon T/A Northern Myotherapy has been rejected by Fair Work Deputy President Gostencnik in Sydney on 31 October 2018.

The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and Uniting (Victoria & Tasmania) Limited have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Court 5 and Conference Room D – Level 6 in Melbourne.

A northern Victorian taxi driver who drove his car into a minibus, fatally injuring three Shepparton nursing home residents and injuring nine others, has been found guilty of dangerous driving charges. A jury has convicted Kialla taxi driver Jatinder Panesar of three charges of dangerous driving causing death, and two of dangerous driving causing serious injury. The minibus, which was carrying 12 passengers from a Shepparton nursing home, rolled after the collision at the intersection of Pyke and Turnbull roads at Ardmona in June 2017. Valerie McCubbin, 80, died at the scene, and two other residents, Doreen Emmanuelli, 95, and Theresa Tyndall, 91, later died in hospital. Panesar, 39, pleaded not guilty to six charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing serious injury. He was found not guilty of causing serious injury to Marion Gelatly who sustained retinal bleeding and multiple fractures to the face. Panesar has been remanded in custody and will appear in court again today for sentencing.