NEWS-HR

Deakin University Health Services – Warun Ponds will argue the merits of a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Fair Work Deputy President Clancy in Court 3 and Conference Room B – Level 6 in Melbourne at 2pm (Mazza).

Opal Aged Care has appointed Ian Burge as chief operating officer.

An application by Health Services Union (s.318 – Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees) will be evaluated by Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Court 6 – Level 6 in Melbourne at 10am today.

Resthaven has appointed Mia Brooks manager residential services for its new residential home at Aberfoyle Park.

A woman is slashed across the throat at a retirement village in Perth.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Calvary Private Health Care Canberra Limited T/A Calvary John James Hospital for its Calvary John James Hospital Health Professionals and Support Services Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Harper – Greenwell in Melbourne on 15 February 2018.

Mirus Australia has announced Amanda Terranova as director of its marketing and brand.

A young man will stand trial over the death of a respected Melbourne heart surgeon who he is accused of punching at Box Hill Hospital during a dispute about smoking last year. Joseph Esmaili, 23, is accused of felling surgeon Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann with a single punch in the hospital’s foyer on May 30. Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann, a 41-year-old father of two, died about four weeks later. Mr Esmaili has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including seriously and recklessly causing injury and manslaughter. He was in Melbourne Magistrates Court this week for a committal hearing.