The Australian Education Union and Peter Harcourt Disability Services are negotiating a s.786 (Application for an order re failure to notify or consult registered employee associations and terminations) before Deputy President Hamilton in Court 3 & Conference Room B – Level 6 in Melbourne.
October 20, 2016
The National Disability Insurance Agency is dealing with a 2.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) lodged with Commissioner McKenna by Sutch.
September 23, 2016
Former gaming attendant, Kim Colgrave, was overcome with emotion as she spoke of a career change to the disability sector and what it had meant. Ms Colgrave and seven other jobseekers participated in Devonfield Enterprise’s ‘Get Set for Work’ in the disability industry training program, which aimed to inspire people to look at disability care as a job option. “This course has brought the best out in me, it’s somewhat of a life changing experience. I didn’t have any idea of what was involved but through undertaking it I have made the decision that I want this as a career,” Ms Colgrave said. Project manager Karin Febey, of Devon Training and Employment Services, the provider of the Department of State Growth’s Work and Training Pathway Pilot program for demand led industries, said the disability sector was undergoing major reform in relation to the provision of disability support and care. Devonfield Enterprises boss, Steve Daley, said with the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be completed by July 2019 it was expected the disability sector would require 5000 new people to fill jobs in Tasmania and the aged sector would need an equivalent number.
September 4, 2016
Disability Services Australia Limited is defending a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) brought on by ex-staffer Spencer before Deputy President Sams in Hearing Room 14-2 – Level 14 in Sydney.
August 9, 2016
The Australian Foundation for Disability will defend a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by Maton.
May 6, 2016
A man has been awarded $5000 after the Employment Relations Authority found that he was unfairly fired from a job and discriminated against for his age and having Asperger’s Syndrome. Lichen Wang worked at east Auckland warehouse New World Market Ltd from December 2014 until January 2015 when he said he was dismissed. Wang took a claim of unjustifiable dismissal and discrimination against his former employer in the ERA. His former employer responded to the claims by saying Wang resigned voluntarily and denied discriminating against Wang. He began work on a trial period of two weeks, but after a week he was told he was needed to improve his work efficiency. Two weeks later, Wang’s personal belongings went missing from the staff kitchen. Wang became extremely upset at the situation and told the ERA at this point he was advised to take two days off work to recover. The company believed when Wang didn’t show up to work the following days he had decided to quit the position. Member of the Authority Eleanor Robinson said Wang had been unjustifiably dismissed and discriminated against. Robinson said New World Market Ltd had breached the Employment Relations Act by advertising the warehouse position for someone “50 years or below” and by telling Wang the company wanted to employ a person aged in their 40s. The authority was told in the hearing that one of the reasons Wang was dismissed was because of his emotional response to his property going missing.
May 2, 2016
An elderly man has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from a non-profit organisation. Detectives arrested the eastern suburbs man, 71, and charged him with 21 counts of aggravated theft. Police will allege he stole more than $200,000 from a non-profit organisation over a period of 12 months. The man was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrate Court in June and investigations are continuing.
May 2, 2016
Karingal Inc is dealing with a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) Commissioner Cirkovic is hearing the application lodged by ex-staffer Carroll.
