Nurses have started a purple protest after losing patience with the $2.3 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital as they are forced to treat people in the carpark. Seven months after the $1 million-a-day-until-June-2046 hospital opened, nurses are donning purple scrubs in protest over what they say are risks to patients due to ambulances now chronically queued with patients in the carpark.
April 30, 2018
The Health Services Union and Monash Health will contest a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) at 10.30am before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E – Level 6 and Conference Room F – Level 6 in Melbourne.
April 30, 2018
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 4 – Level 6 and Conference Room C – Level 6 in Melbourne at 10am.
April 30, 2018
Western District Health Service has been served with a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by an ex-staffer (Rigby).
April 30, 2018
The Baptist Union of Queensland – Carinity has a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) with which it must deal at 2pm today with Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in Hearing Room 2 in Brisbane.
April 30, 2018
Excelcare Australia Limited will deal with a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Booth in his Brisbane chambers (Millar).
April 30, 2018
Three female nurses have been assaulted at a public hospital in Melbourne’s north by a male patient, police say. Security officers tackled the man at Footscray Hospital in the early hours of Thursday and he will remain in hospital to undergo a mental health assessment. A woman is being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries, while the other two women have minor injuries and Western Health said it is providing full and ongoing support to those involved.
April 30, 2018
Uniting Care Queensland will contest a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged for hearing before Fair Work Commissioner Hunt in his Brisbane chambers (Wenman).
