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A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application by Angele Mendjinon against Salem Lutheran Aged Care Facility T/A Salem Lutheran Aged Care has been dismissed by Fair Work Deputy President Dean in Sydney on 12 February 2018.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and MECWA will contest a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Court 4 and Conference Room C – Level 6 in Melbourne at 10am.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Christophorus House Retirement Village Ltd T/A Christophorus House Retirement Village for its Christophorus House Retirement Village, NSWNMA and HSU NSW Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 hs been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 13 February.

GroupGSA has appointed Scott Francis as principal of architecture to its team’s Melbourne division.

Healthcare Australia is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staffer (Davis).

A Flinders Medical Centre patient was allegedly given a fatal overdose of pain-killing medication by hospital staff and was not adequately monitored, a coronial inquest has heard. Stephen Robert Atkins, 53, died suddenly in the hospital in March 2015 just three days after being admitted to undergo tests for chronic neck pain. The court heard he was given the strong painkilling opioid medications fentanyl and oxycodone during his admission, which required close clinical monitoring but there were no assessment notes from the last few hours before his death. Counsel assisting the court, Kathryn Waite, told the inquest experts had formed the opinion that Mr Atkins’ suffered a fatal overdose of the medication.

The Health Services Union and Melbourne Pathology are running a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) in front of Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E and Conference Room H – Level 6 in Melbourne.

St Bartholomew’s House Inc is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Deputy President Binet in Conference Room 12.34 in Perth (Majumder).