The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Aged Care Services Australia Group Pty Ltd will debate a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne.
July 9, 2018
Nhulunbuy Corporation has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) with which it must deal before Vice President Catanzariti in his Sydney chambers (Page).
July 9, 2018
The Health Services Union – New South Wales Branch and Anglican Community Services have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) matter in the court of Vice President Catanzariti (9am).
July 9, 2018
The Royal Children’s Hospital and Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) are set to appear before Commissioner Cribb at 2pm in Melbourne.
July 9, 2018
The Australian Government Department of Human Services is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) claim in front of Deputy President Colman in his Melbourne chambers (Gadzikwa).
July 6, 2018
There have been four suspected suicides in the past two years at aged residential care facilities in the Bay of Plenty – three in the Western Bay and one in the Eastern Bay. The four residential care facility residents suspected of taking their own lives were all over the age of 65. Three of the deaths occurred between July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017, and one was between July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018. All four were suspected suicides as official confirmation was subject to a coronial process.
July 6, 2018
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – misconduct – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – application for unfair dismissal remedy – applicant employed as a trainee health professional tasked with conducting weekly men’s support groups addressing domestic violence and health issues in the Aboriginal community – applicant assaulted his own partner outside work hours – arrested and charged by Victoria Police with intentionally causing injury – applicant summarily dismissed after the incident – applicant contested fairness of dismissal as incident took place outside hours and applicant was affected by alcohol and medication – Commission found that applicant’s behaviour was ‘fundamentally antithetical to his role’ – applicant found to have breached code of conduct – valid reason for dismissal – application dismissed. Hunt v Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation
July 6, 2018
TRANSFER OF BUSINESS – enterprise agreement – ss.319, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – at first instance the Commission refused an application for orders that the Royal District Nursing Service Ltd Victorian Operations Enterprise Agreement 2016 cover non-transferring employees of Bolton Clarke who perform ‘transferring work’ in the state of Victoria – permission to appeal – no Full Bench authority on point – public interest test met – permission to appeal granted – Full Bench found the Commission’s reliance on irrelevant matter of lost tenders an error of the kind in House v R – appeal upheld – decision at first instance quashed – application for orders referred to Wilson C for rehearing. Appeal by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation against decision of Hamilton DP of 22 February 2018 [[2018] FWC 776] Re: RSL Care RDNS Ltd t/a Bolton Clarke
