NEWS-HR

January 29, 2020

Disability agency now stacked with media staff

GEELONG: Almost one in 20 staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency are employed in communication and marketing roles. New figures released by the auditor-general have exposed the number of media "spinners" at each federal government department. The NDIA, which has been plagued by various issues since it was established in 2013, has the highest percentage of staff in these roles. More than 150 of its 3138 staff are in communication and marketing. The Australian Tax Office has by far the biggest number of media spinners with 493, easily outstripping the second-placed Department of Human Services. Despite human services employing the largest number of staff (27,534) only 286 (1.04 per cent) work in communications, media and marketing.
January 29, 2020

A s.394 (unfair dismissal) application from Edwin Soosai citing his employer Able Australia has been turned down by Fair Work Deputy Hamilton in Melbourne on 24 January 2020. “Application for unfair dismissal remedy – concession of one allegation – contest of evidence over others – procedural fairness afforded – importance of financial propriety and records for this type of job – application dismissed,” he ruled.

January 29, 2020

LDK Healthcare has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to face up to before Deputy President Boyce in chambers in Sydney (Ugur).

January 29, 2020

RSL Care SA is fighting a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Commissioner Hampton in Conference Room 6a – Level 6 in Adelaide (Mooney).

January 29, 2020

Annette Hili, former COO of Australia’s top home, community and residential aged care provider, joins AlayaCare as the new General Manager for its Australia and New Zealand operations.

January 29, 2020

A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) claim lodged by Katrina Cook against Masonic Care Tasmania has been rejected by Deputy President Barclay in Hobart on 24 January 2020. The termination was for misconduct relating to a number of incidents, which taken together Masonic Care asserts amounted to a breach of its Workplace Behaviour Guidelines, its Values and Standards of Behaviour. The Respondent determined that it had lost trust and confidence in the Applicant to perform her duties in accordance with the expectations of the Respondent and terminated her employment.

January 29, 2020

A s.319 (Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and non-transferring employees) sought by Healthcare Supply Partners Pty Ltd T/A Healthcare Logistics has been granted by Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 23 December 2019.

January 29, 2020

Complete Medical Fitouts has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to manage before Commissioner Spencer in Chambers in Brisbane (Mcghie).