NEWS-HR

The Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation and Melbourne Health have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Conference Rooms E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 1.30pm.

The Department of Health WA is facing a s.773 (Application to deal with an unlawful termination dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Williams in the Fair Work Commission Perth at 10am (Combi).

Barwon Health has a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on its hands. Fair Work Commissioner Cribb will adjudicate in Conference Rooms E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 11.30am (Clarke).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Ramsay Health Care Australia Ltd for its Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd and Health Professionals’ Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2017/2020 has been approved by Fair Work Commission Gregory in Melbourne on 5 March 2018.

An application for approval of the Sydney Surgery Centre – NSWNMA & ANMF (NSW Branch) Enterprise Agreement 2018-2020 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Fair Work Commissioner McKenna in Hearing Room 12-2 – Level 12 in Sydney at 3pm.

Tenterfield Care Centre Limited is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Cambridge in Hearing Room 12-1 – Level 12 in Sydney (Wait).

Calvary Hospital has launched an internal investigation into the suicide of an emergency department nurse who was allegedly bullied at work during the space of a year. Andrew Earl, who had been a nurse since 2009, was found dead in his Canberra home in late June 2017. Those closest to him have said that before his death, Andrew faced relentless psychological bullying while in the workplace. Calvary Hospital refused to comment on the alleged bullying when contacted. The ACT Health Services Commissioner is investigating Andrew’s death following a formal complaint made to it in September 2017. The commission underwent a review into the incident, according to documents. “This decision [to investigate] was made on the basis that if substantiated, the issues raised may reveal systemic problems at Calvary Hospital,” the document said. His death also triggered an investigation in the ACT Coroners Court. A decision was made in February not to hold a full hearing after initial inquiries. While the coroner was unable to find enough evidence to prove the alleged bullying was the sole cause of Andrew’s suicide, those who knew the nurse have rejected the findings, and are seeking answers about what happened in Calvary’s emergency department.

An application by Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd (s.266 – Industrial action related workplace determination) is the preserve of Fair Work Vice President Hatcher in Court 1 – Level 6 in Melbourne at 9am.