Health Services Union v Ambulance Service of New South Wales and another [2007] NSWIRComm 1004

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Health Services Union v Ambulance Service of New South Wales and another [2007] NSWIRComm 1004

APPLICANT Health Services Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT Ambulance Service of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S): 2808 of 2006

CORAM: Ritchie C

CATCHWORDS: Dispute notification hearing - transfer of a station officer to another station - Ambulance station subject to storm damage - concern over asbestos - officer sought for the station to be vacated due to safety concerns - the issue of vacating the station not uniformly accepted by all officers - officer sought to convince other officers to leave - officers complained of being bullied and harassed - Ambulance Service instituted investigation - officer sought to attend a particular meeting, prevented by Service, suspended on pay - a separate investigation commenced - at the hearing, officer denied he had bullied /harassed anyone - witnesses for the Service stated they had been bullied/harassed by the officer - evidence of officers preferred - Commission found that officers had reason to complain and that the transfer of the officer to another station was in accordance with the Ambulance Services Regulation 2005.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Ambulance Service Regulation 2005

HEARING DATES: 02/11/06, 03/11/06, 11/12/06, 12/12/06, 13/12/06

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 6 February 2007

APPLICANT Mr R Morgan LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Health Services Union

RESPONDENT Ms T Anderson of counsel