Aumeer and Moran Health Care Group [2003] NSWIRComm 367

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Aumeer and Moran Health Care Group [2003] NSWIRComm 367 APPLICANT PARTIES : Sheik Mahmad Rafick Aumeer RESPONDENT Moran Health Care Group FILE NUMBER: 1906 of 2003 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - Director of Nursing - applicant's grievance - applicant's resignation - whether there was any alternative to resignation - whether applicant's resignation at the employer's initiative - applicant stressed - psychological injury - constructive dismissal - principles discussed. CATCHWORDS : Held, applicant's demands unreasonable - grievance responded to - applicant used resignation for another purpose - no medical evidence at relevant time - applicant's resignation given of his own free will - no pressure to resign - no constructive dismissal - no jurisdiction - overpayments - application dismissed. Aged Care Act 1998 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Nursing Homes Act 1988 (NSW) Allison v Bega Valley Council (1995) 63 IR 68 Bates v Gundagai District Services Club (unreported Walton VP, Sams DP, Redman C, Matter IRC4710 of 1999, 14 April 2000) Bayley Trading Co and New South Wales Sales Representatives and Commercial Travellers Guild [1979] AR 392 Britton v Riverstone Public School (unreported, Schmidt J, Sams DP, McLeay C, Matter IRC5504 of 1999, 6 May 1999) Claric 218 Pty Ltd t/as Sanity Music v Meldrum (1998) 91 IR 296 Clark v Pittwater RSL Club Ltd (1998) 84 IR 309 CASES CITED : Goren and Linkware Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 336 Police Service of New South Wales v Batton (2000) 98 IR 154 St Vincents Hospital Sydney Limited v Harris (unreported, Peterson, Schmidt JJ, O'Neill C, Matter IRC5932 of 1997, 28 May 1998) Ward v Mobile Innovations [2002] NSWIRComm 287