Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services is beefing up its counselling for staff, with an average of one worker a day assaulted, threatened or suffering stress. Tender documents reveal the department recorded about 420 “critical incidents” – including assaults, threats and the deaths of clients – last financial year. It prompted the push for a new support system with “Psychological First Aid” counselling and group “self-care” sessions. Opposition health spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge said there had been “significant decline” in morale and wellbeing among health department workers.
May 7, 2018
MG Medical Group Pty Ltd has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) which it must defend before Fair Work Deputy President Dean in his Sydney chambers (Crowe).
May 7, 2018
Brisbane-headquartered firm BTLawyers has elevated George Williams and Samantha Abbott to senior associate. Williams specialises in insurance and personal injury matters. He works with clients in the aged care and health, retail, ports and stevedoring and meat processing sectors.
May 7, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Mt View Homes Incorporated for its Mt View Homes Inc Aged Care Sector Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Wilson in Melbourne on 4 May 2018.
May 4, 2018
Austin Health is still defending a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Platt in his Melbourne chambers (Kavanagh).
May 4, 2018
An application by Health Services Union-New South Wales Branch (s.236 – Application for a majority support determination) will be determined by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in his Melbourne chambers at 2pm.
May 4, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application from Healthe Care Australia Pty Ltd for the Healthe Care (New South Wales Day Procedure Centres) & NSWNMA/ANMF NSW Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Fair Work Deputy President Gostencnik sitting in Melbourne on 3 May 2018.
May 4, 2018
The Catholic Parish of Mary Help of Christians Sawtell – Catholic Care of the Aged will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Saunders at Level 3, 237 Wharf Road, Newcastle (Raferty).
