NEWS-HR

A former disability services worker has been jailed for seven years for a string of armed robberies. Kepa Kemp who began abusing alcohol, cannabis and ice after failing to manage the stress of working and fatherhood, carried out five armed robberies in Melbourne’s west over 18 days in December 2016. The County Court heard this week that during the third robbery, on Christmas Eve, Kemp took a drink bottle full of petrol and splashed fuel over a 29-year-old pharmacist in Hoppers Crossing, held up a cigarette lighter and said: “Give [me] the money or I’ll put fire on you.”

S.C.O.P.E Inc has a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) with which it must deal before Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in Hearing Room 2 in Brisbane (Carruthers).

Nulsen Disability Services will face a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) claim today before Fair Work Deputy President Binet in Conference Room 12.34 in Perth (Murombo).

Scott O’Hara has been appointed as the new CEO of Accessible Arts – the peak arts and disability organisation in New South Wales.

A Bundaberg paramedic has died while abseiling in New Zealand. Verena Jantje Kuhl, known as Jantje, fell 100m to her death near Arthur’s Pass, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island, on Sunday afternoon. Ms Kuehl, aged in her 30s, started work as an advanced care paramedic and flight paramedic in Bundaberg in 2014 with the Wide Bay Local Ambulance Service Network.

Community Housing Limited has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) it must answer before Fair Work Commissioner Booth in his Brisbane chambers (Moran).

A s.394 (unfair dismissal) claim by Royce Zanetic against Outcare Incorporated T/A Outcare has been rejected by Fair Work Deputy President Clancy in Melbourne on 14 March 2018.

The Health Services Union and Yooralla will argue the merits of a s,739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room H & G – Level 6 in Melbourne at 3pm.