NEWS-HR

The Salvation Army AUE will defend a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) before Deputy President Asbury in hearing room 1 in Brisbane (Phillips).

Moree Local Aboriginal Land Council is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Sams in his Sydney chambers (Leslie-Briggs).

Peninsula Village Limited & Evergreen Life Care Limited and Others have a (s.576(2)(aa) – Promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations and preventing disputes) before Deputy President Booth at Evergreen Life Care 22-32 Yallambee Ave West Gosford NSW 2250 today.

An application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (s.229 – Application for a bargaining order) will be determined by Deputy President Hamilton in Court 3 – level 6 in Melbourne.

ACT Health Directorate is answering a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) instigated by a staffer (Hays).

Paramedics are currently on scene following reports a pedestrian was hit by a car at a retirement village. Emergency services were called about 11.48am to Sunset Drive, Little Mountain and crews are assessing two patients. Initial reports indicate the incident happened at the Caloundra Adventist Retirement Village.

ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS – varying agreement – s.217 Fair Work Act 2009 – application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation to vary the GEO Care Australia Nurses (Victorian Prisons) Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the agreement) to remove an ambiguity relating to shiftwork and overtime – application opposed by respondent employer, Correct Care Australasia P/L – applicant submitted clauses 24 and 23.3 of agreement contain ambiguity – applications under s.217 involve two-step process, the first step in which is ascertaining whether there is an uncertainty or ambiguity – Commission not satisfied clause 24 ambiguous or uncertain – first part of clause defines shiftwork, and second part of clause sets out basis on which shifts can be worked – jurisdictional prerequisite not made out – Commission not satisfied clause 23.3 ambiguous or uncertain – overtime provisions clear – jurisdictional prerequisite not made out – application dismissed. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation v Correct Care Australasia P/L

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – contractor or employee – s.394 Fair Work Act 2009 – jurisdictional objection to application for unfair dismissal remedy – respondent asserted that applicant was not an employee but engaged pursuant to a contract for service – in considering whether applicant an employee or contractor Commission considered facts against the indicia outlined in Kimber – overwhelming evidence that character of relationship was one of contracting – jurisdictional objection upheld – application dismissed. Hinds v Barcoo Retirement Village Incorporated