NEWS-HR

A s.604 (Appeal of decisions) by Tenterfield Care Centre Limited against an earlier decision in favour of Mrs Madeline Wait has been refused by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission. (Justice Ross, President sitting in Sydney on 31 July 2018, Deputy President Kovacic, Commissioner Hampton) The case summary reads: Permission to appeal against a decision [[2018] FWC 2472] of Commissioner Cambridge at Sydney on 10 May 2018 – reinstatement – public interest not enlivened – not contended that the decision involved a significant error of fact – permission to appeal refused.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association for the AMA Victoria – Victorian Public Health Sector – Doctors in Training Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne on 32 July 2018.

A Shepparton man appeared before Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with burglary at a property on Wyndham St. The man had been remanded in police custody since his arrest the previous evening. Further charges were filed, including trespass at the Goulburn Valley Hospice Care on the day of the arrest and the theft of a pair of Logitech headphones from Goulburn Valley Hospice Care valued at $30. Another charge of committing an indictable offence while on bail was also heard. Magistrate John Murphy remanded the man in custody and to reappear in court.

A s.437 (Protected action) application from Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch citing Latrobe Community Health Services Ltd T/A Latrobe Community Health Service has been issued by Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in Sydney on 31 July 2018.

The operator of a Bateau Bay aged care facility has confirmed it’s cutting back shift hours for staff.

The Leukaemia Foundation of Australia Limited must face a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) at 2pm before Vice President Catanzariti in his Sydney chambers (Gasson).

Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre has a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) which will defend before Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in his Sydney chambers (Gleeson).

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Eastern Health have a brace of actions (s.739 – Application to deal with a dispute) and s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute in relation to flexible working arrangements) before Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne today.