NEWS-HR

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Central Healthcare Services Pty Ltd and Linton Street Pty Ltd trading as SWAPS for its Central Healthcare Services Pty Ltd and SWAPS (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 15 January 2018.

The Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation and Western Health have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 2pm.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Feros Care for its Feros Care, NSWNMA, QNMU and HSU NSW Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 15 January 2018.

Perth’s three big adult public hospitals had more than 11,000 code blacks last year — the equivalent of 30 reports of aggression a day. Royal Perth Hospital had the highest number, with 4002 personal threat alarms, while Fiona Stanley and Sir Charles Gairdner hospitals had 3479 and 3587 cases respectively. The State’s specialist maternity hospital, King Edward Memorial, had five code blacks a week in 2017. Code blacks are incidents of actual or potential aggression that could cause harm to staff, patients or visitors.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Calvary Health Care Tasmania Limited for its Calvary Health Care Tasmania (St Luke’s and St Vincent’s Campuses) Nursing Staff Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Melbourne on 12 January 2018.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd T/A Western Diagnostic Pathology; Vetpath Laboratory Services for its Western Diagnostic Pathology & Vetpath Health Services Union Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Commissioner Wilson in Melbourne on 12 January 2018.

People Care Pty Ltd will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Booth in Hearing Room 4 in Brisbane (Sipper).

An application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (s.240 – Application to deal with a bargaining dispute) is before Commissioner Wilson in Court 4 & Conference Room C – Level 6 in Melbourne today.