NEWS-HR

Port Fairy’s Jennifer Gubbins received a Queen’s Birthday honour for her work with the Hamilton and District Aged Care Trust.

A s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) from Ms Nilakshi Shyama Fernando naming the Australian New Zealand College of Anaesthetists has been dismissed by Fair Work Commissioner Cirkovic sitting in Melbourne on 8 June 2018.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application filed by the Latvian Friendly Society Ltd Health and Allied Services Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 8 June 2018.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Clinpath Laboratories Pty Ltd T/A Clinpath Laboratories for The Clinpath Laboratories – Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been passed by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 8 June 2018.

A s.365 (General protections) order sought by Nilakshi Shyama Fernando against the Australian New Zealand College of Anaesthetists has been refused by Fair Work Commissioner Cirkovic in Melbourne on the 8th June 2018. “The application was lodged 1216 days out of time,” he ruled.

A s. 185 (Enterprise agreement) application by ISS Health Services Pty Ltd T/A ISS Facility Services for its ISS Facility Services and United Voice Canberra Hospital Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Sydney on 8 June 2018.

Christchurch Hospital emergency department staff say they are spat at, pinched, slapped and threatened at least 100 times each month. Emergency department (ED) staff have been punched, kicked, scratched, spat on and sworn during 160 violent incidents in Christchurch during a single month. New research suggests staff often fail to report violence as a result, leaving health boards and management in the dark about the scale of the problem. Dr Sandra Richardson, lead author of the latest study, said the public would be horrified if they realised the extent of the abuse.

HammondCare is fighting a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) allegation in front of Fair Work Deputy President Bill in his Sydney chambers (Bailey).