NEWS-HR

An application by Howard Pharmacy Service Pty Ltd (s.225 – Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date) will be adjudicated by Senior Deputy President Hamberger in his Sydney chambers today.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Thompson Healthcare Pty Ltd T/A Thompson Health Care for its Thompson Health Care, NSWNMA, ANMF NSW Branch and HSU New South Wales Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been granted by Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 11 September 2017.

Oolong Aboriginal Corporation is fending off an unfair dismissal claim (Longbottom).

The Islamic Society of Victoria Inc will defend a (s.394 – Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Bissett in Court 5 & Conference Room D – Level 6 in Melbourne (Abou-Eid).

Queanbeyan Residential Care Facility Pty Ltd T/A Queanbeyan Residential Care Facility has had its Queanbeyan Residential Care Facility NSWNMA, ANMF NSW Branch and HSU New South Wales Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017 application ratified.

An application by Health Services Union (s.437 – Application for a protected action ballot order) is with Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in the Fair Work Commission 11 Exhibition Street Melbourne at 2pm.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by S. Antonio Da Padova Protettore Di Poggioreale Sydney Nursing Home Ltd T/A S. Antonio Da Padova Village for its S. Antonio Da Padova Protettore Di Poggioreale Sydney Nursing Home Limited NSWNMA, ANMF NSW Branch and HSU New South Wales Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 11 September 2017.

At least five aged care facilities on the North West Coast of Tasmania are in lockdown following outbreaks of influenza. The affected nursing homes have restricted visitor access and isolated residents diagnosed with the ‘flu or showing ‘flu-like symptoms. Emmerton Park in Smithton has been in lockdown since Friday morning and has reported five confirmed cases. Director of care Christine Hyde said family members were welcome to phone or Skype with residents and staff were doing one-on-one activities with isolated residents. Chief executive of OneCare, Norm Mcilfatrick, said Rubicon Grove in Port Sorell and Umina Park in Burnie remained under lockdown. Meercroft Care in Devonport went into lockdown on Monday September 11 after two cases were confirmed. Mount St Vincent in Ulverstone restricted access to visitors and community clients from last Friday after four cases of influenza were confirmed. Baptcare Karingal Community in Devonport has reported a number of patients with influenza to Public Health Tasmania and have “increased infection control measures” in place. Eliza Purton Home in Ulverstone, operated by Respect Aged Care (formerly Island Care), came out of lockdown on Sunday after four cases of influenza were detected. For the year to September 1, there were 1759 cases of influenza from Tasmania reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.