NEWS-HR

A s.394 (unfair dismissal) claim by Royce Zanetic against Outcare Incorporated T/A Outcare has been rejected by Fair Work Deputy President Clancy in Melbourne on 14 March 2018.

The Health Services Union and Yooralla will argue the merits of a s,739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room H & G – Level 6 in Melbourne at 3pm.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Autism Queensland Limited for its Autism Queensland Limited Employee Agreement 2018 has been agreed by Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 15 March 2018.

Community Housing Limited is to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Spencer in his Brisbane chambers (Moran).

An application for approval of the Sunnyfield Shared Living Group Homes Enterprise Agreement 2017-2018 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in his ACT chambers today.

A Sydney nurse who spent three weeks in a coma after contracting a mystery illness has died, with hospital authorities still working to determine what struck him down. Russell Marsh, 39, fell ill with acute respiratory and kidney failure two days after complaining of an incident at his workplace, Fairfield Hospital, on February 12. The father-of-one, who was a registered nurse in Fairfield Hospital’s emergency ward was then placed on life support as his condition worsened.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application from Hobart District Nursing Service Inc for its Hobart District Nursing Service Inc Nurses Agreement 2017 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 19 March 2018.

All emergency department staff at Broome Hospital are to undertake self-defence lessons in the wake of new figures showing they deal with about 10 incidents each week involving alcohol or drug-fuelled violence from people seeking treatment. Figures from the WA Country Health Service reveal there were 488 reported incidents of violence out of 24,354 presentations in 2017. That equates to 2 per cent, or about 41 people every month.