NEWS-HR

The James Brown Memorial Trust will fight a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) launched by an ex-staffer (Braithwaite).

An Item 16 Sch 3 (Termination of transitional instrument) application by the Mental Health Foundation (ACT) Inc T/A Mental Health Foundation ACT for its Mental Health Foundation (ACT) has been agreed by Deputy President Kovacic in Canberra on 12 January 2017.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Churches of Christ Community Care in NSW will debate a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Hearing Room 11-6 – Level 11 in Sydney at 4pm.

Fire crews responded to an apparent gas leak at an aged care facility in Long Gully this morning. Crews were called to Estia Health – formerly Lilley Lodge – on Black Street at 6.40am with reports of a strong smell of gas. Firefighters used a gas detector to discover the source in the centre’s kitchen. The Golden Square brigade used fans to remove the gas smell from the area. Bendigo Fire Station senior station officer Darren Eenjes said the gas was shut down and workers will be on the scene today to determine the cause of the leak. No residents were evacuated. Estia Health has 73 beds at the Long Gully facility.

A s.437 (Application for a protected action ballot order) by the Health Service Union involving the Australian Red Cross Blood Service has been agreed by Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 12 January 2018.

Elderly residents at a Coconut Grove pensioner’s unit complex targeted by thieves could see security upgraded, after Department of Housing and NT Police announced a safety audit. The Housing Department confirmed there had been no security upgrades since 2016, despite the stabbing of a 76-year-old woman during an attempted sexual assault in July by a 12-year-old boy.

Australian HomeCare Services Pty Ltd has been served with a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by an ex-staffer (Fernando).

Peninsula Health and Health Services Union will argue the merits of a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Deputy President Gooley in Conference Room E – Level 6 in Melbourne today.