NEWS-HR

An application by Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union & Health Services Union and Others (s.157 – FWC may vary etc, modern awards if necessary to achieve modern awards objective) will be heard by the Full Bench in Court 1 – Level 6 in Melbourne today.

A s.586 (Correcting and amending applications and documents etc) application from the Australian Red Cross Society has been allowed by Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 1 May 2020.

The Health Services Union tried to have a Fair Work Commissioner removed from hearing orders it was seeking against life without barriers and all it got was a slapdown from Commissioner McKinnon in a 7 page ‘go to hell’ adjudication.

Aboriginal Hostels Limited has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to answer before Commissioner Riordan in chambers in Sydney (Smith).

A s.185 (Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) by Baptistcare WA Limited for its BaptistCare WA Limited (HSUWA) Administrative and Technical Services Agreement 2019 has been approve by Fair Work Commissioner Booth in Brisbane on 29 April 2020.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Sunrise Health Services Aboriginal Corporation for its Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022 has been ratified by Fair Work Deputy President Asbury in Brisbane on 29 April 2020.

A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) from Luke McGrath citing employer Sunnyfield Disability Services has resulted in a partial win and Commissioner Cambridge in Sydney on 30 April 2020 ruled that the employer would not be allowed legal representation in prosecuting its defence.

A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) claim by Kylie Simpson against Life Without Barriers has been rejected by Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 30 April 2020 (Application for an unfair dismissal remedy – minimum employment period – dismissal under s.587 at the Commissioner’s initiative – application dismissed)