NEWS-HR

A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application by Maurice Prendergast against Aged Care Services Australia Group Pty Ltd T/A Kirralee Aged Care Facility has been dismissed by Fair Work Deputy President Clancy in Melbourne on 17 April 2018.

The Department of Human Services – Centrelink will face a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Fair Work Deputy President Hamilton in Hearing Room 2 in Canberra (Clements).

Startling new figures have prompted the state government to announce a $2.2 million injection into protecting the safety of health professionals in next year’s state budget. It was revealed there were more than 11,000 incidents of violence and aggression against WA health system professionals in 2016 – that is, 30 “code blacks” in Perth’s three major hospitals a day.

The Islamic Society of Victoria Inc is still battling a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Court 9 – Level 5 in Melbourne (Abou-Eid).

With Anzac Day little more than a week away, the Bundaberg RSL Sub-Branch is without a president after Paul Tramacchi was given his marching orders. After months of infighting, unsubstantiated claims of bullying and a vote of no-confidence against the former president, Mr Tramacchi was formally removed from the top.

An application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (s.240 – Application to deal with a bargaining dispute) will be determined by Fair Work Commissioner Wilson in Court 12 & Conference Room A – Level 5 in Melbourne.

An Estonian man who died in a horrific car crash at Salamander Bay last week was alone in Australia and his workmates are fundraising to return his body home. Construction workers Lauri Jarman and Jamie Ward were killed on Friday shortly before 1am near Soldiers Point Road after their car left left the road and slammed into a tree. Mr Jarman, of Estonia, and Mr Ward, of Brisbane, worked for Myzac Constructions, which is contracted to a seniors housing project in Salamander Bay.

Ambulance Victoria has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) which it must defend before Deputy President Hamilton in his chambers in Melbourne (Mainka).