A Canberra aged care worker, who was accused of grabbing a 17-year-old colleague by the throat and yelling “I could kill you” after she ordered too many biscuits, has been cleared. Lakshman Senanayake was charged with assault over the incident, which took place in June 2016. It was alleged he blew up at a colleague, grabbing her by the neck with “eight-out-of-ten” force, after she ordered biscuits for residents’ morning tea without first checking if biscuits were in stock. “That’s when he grabbed me around the throat and said, ‘I could kill you’,” the woman told the court in evidence last year. It was alleged that after Mr Senanayake grabbed the girl, she said, “You’ve gone too far this time”, to which he replied, “Sorry darl”. The victim had given evidence that in the week preceding the alleged incident, Mr Senanayake had been speaking down to her, saying she could not do her job properly. However, Mr Senanayake said he only approached the girl to remind her to check the biscuit supply before ordering more, and that their hands briefly came into contact when she gestured for him to go away. Magistrate Robert Cook found there were several inconsistencies in the woman’s evidence, and criticised the police investigation into the alleged assault.
May 10, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations for its Royal Flying Doctor Service, Central Operations, Operations Co-ordinators Agreement 2017 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Wilson whilst sitting in Melbourne on 9 May 2018.
May 9, 2018
Aboriginal Elders and Community Care Services has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal) on is hands with Fair Work Commissioner Hampton in Hearing Room 6.2 – Level 6 in Adelaide (Cammarere).
May 9, 2018
Yaburara and Coastal Mardudhunera Aboriginal Corporation will deal with a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) at 4pm with Fair Work Deputy President Binet by telephone (Cosmos).
May 9, 2018
A s.459 (Protected action) application from the Health Services Union for 30 day time extension to its protected action ballot involving IPC Health Ltd T/A IPC Health has been granted by Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in Brisbane on 8 May 2018.
May 9, 2018
Family & Community Services has a s.773 (Application to deal with an unlawful termination dispute) which it must defend in front of Fair Work Commissioner Saunders at Level 3, Wharf Road, Newcastle (Winnin).
May 9, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd for its Ramsay Health Care WA Registered Nurses and Midwives Agreement 2017 has passed muster with Fair Work Deputy President Colman sitting in Melbourne on 8 May 2018.
May 9, 2018
A s.459 (Protected action) application by the Health Services Union to extend its protected ballot window involving Access Health and Community by 30 days has been granted by Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in Brisbane on 8 May 2018.
