NEWS-HR

Welcome to 2018. Today we list all decisions, outcomes, reviews and cases heard or determined in every tribunal since December 21, 2017.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Community Housing Canberra Limited for its CHC Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021 has been approved by Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Melbourne on 5 January 2018.

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Waikerie Community Senior Citizens Home Inc for its Waikerie Community Senior Citizens Home Inc Aged Care Sector Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Deputy President Gostencnik in Melbourne on 5 January 2018.

Ambulance Victoria is dealing with a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Wilson in Court 6 – Level 6 in Melbourne (Petrasek).

Olympus Medical Centre (Brisbane City) Pty Ltd is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Riordan in Hearing Room 4 in Brisbane at 11am (Cantwell).

National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre has a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) with which it must deal before Commissioner Wilson in his Melbourne chambers (Fawcett).

Advanced Dental Care Group Pty Ltd will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Booth in his Brisbane chambers (Parker).

More than 50 aged-care residents have fallen ill with a stomach bug at a Hove nursing home. At least five staff were also hit by a virulent strain of the contagious norovirus over the Christmas period at the Alwyndor Aged Care centre run by the City of Holdfast Bay. SA Health is providing advice on infection control and dealing with victims. Alwyndor Aged Care general manager Rick Kluge said the home was struck by the virus in the lead-up to Christmas and 52 of the 134 aged residents fell ill between December 18 and 26.