A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Epworth Foundation T/A Epworth Healthcare for its Epworth Healthcare Emergency Medicine Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Fair Work Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 22 February.
February 23, 2018
A luxury nursing home served food with maggots, let a lady go unshowered for weeks and left a mattress covered in faeces for months after a resident died, complaints to the aged-care watchdog reveal. Wesley Mission’s John Wesley Gardens, which opened in the north Brisbane suburb of Geebung barely a year ago, was the subject of complaints to the Aged Care Complaints Commission (ACCC) about food, cleanliness and quality of care. In confidential findings, the ACCC reveals a resident was served a meal “that contained a maggot or grub”. “The service acknowledges the incident occurred and has put strategies in place (including) … the removal of baby potatoes as a menu item,” the ACCC said in its decision. The ACCC also investigated a complaint that “a resident was not showered for three weeks and was found with a continence aid containing mouldy faeces, vaginal discharge and excess stale urine”.
February 23, 2018
A s.319 (Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and non-transferring employees) by NewDirection Bellmere Pty Ltd T/A NewDirection Care at Bellmere has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner in Brisbane on 22 February 2018.
February 23, 2018
After working in the health industry for 57 years, nurse Carol ‘Gail’ Ruse, 73, will retire from Mackay Base Hospital this Sunday.
February 23, 2018
A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by Daphne Chung against Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney T/A Royal Rehab failed. New Commissioner Riordan in Sydney on 22 February has refused a costs recovery request from Royal Rehab.
February 23, 2018
Challenge Community Services will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Vice President Hatcher in the Bathurst Courthouse in Russell Street Bathurst (Rasmussen).
February 23, 2018
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – security for costs – ss.394, 404, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – respondent made application for security for costs payment – at first instance the Commission found the termination of the applicant for reasons of redundancy was a genuine redundancy – respondent submitted matter bought vexatiously by appellant without reasonable prospect for success – further submitted reasons included that the appellant was disgruntled by the first instance decision and that there was no error of law to correct – Full Bench satisfied that the appeal had little prospect of success and not error of law had been identified – ordered security for costs in the amount of $10,000. Appeal by Velasquez against decision of Gostencnik DP of 21 December 2017 [[2017] FWC 5965] Re: Cabrini Health Limited
February 22, 2018
Uniting NSW/ACT will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Cambridge in Hearing Room 12-1 – Level 12 in Sydney (Sulovsky).
