Southern Cross Care (Broken Hill) Limited has had its Southern Cross Care (Broken Hill) Limited, NSWNMA and the Broken Hill Town Employees’ Union Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 application granted.
January 8, 2018
A Dunedin Hospital senior doctor was paid $408,000 in a severance payment in 2016-17, it has emerged. The figure was released yesterday in the Southern District Health Board’s annual report. The second highest termination settlement was $178,000. To allay speculation the biggest payout was that of former chief executive Carole Heatly, the DHB said it was for a departing clinician. ‘‘We are unable to share details of individual employment matters. However, we can confirm that the $408,000 payment does not relate to any management position within the DHB. ‘‘The payment was in line with a nationally agreed collective employment agreement terms and conditions,’’ DHB chief executive Chris Fleming said in a statement.
January 8, 2018
A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by Gary Roberts against Greystanes Disability Services t/a Greystanes Disability Service; Community Living has been ruled out of time by Vice President Hatcher in Sydney on 4 January 2018.
January 8, 2018
An application for approval of the MacKillop Family Services Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Fair Work Deputy President Gooley in Court 4 – Level 6 in Melbourne.
December 20, 2017
SA Health ignored warnings that someone would be killed under one of its patient transfer policies months before an inpatient died in a head-on crash, an ABC investigation has revealed. On October 18 last year, a 72-year-old patient from Renmark Hospital was driving himself to the Riverland General Hospital at Berri, about 20 kilometres away, when he collided with a truck and died. The man’s wife — who was a passenger in the car — suffered serious injuries and spent several months in hospital. Emails revealed senior SA Medical Imaging (SAMI) manager Con Kapsis warned of such a tragedy months before the fatal crash.
December 20, 2017
A psychologist on the NSW mid-north coast has been charged with indecent assault and possessing child pornography. The 51-year-old Coffs Harbour man appeared at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Monday where he was refused bail.
December 20, 2017
The Health Services Union and Albury Wodonga Health are contesting a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 12.30pm
December 20, 2017
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q) is to be challenged with a s.604 (Appeal of decisions) before the Full Bench in Hearing Room 1 in Brisbane at the behest of an ex-employee (Kolobius).
