Roger Cook’s former electorate staffer wants a board member presiding over her unfair dismissal action removed after it was revealed his day job requires him to report to the same woman instructing the government lawyers opposing her case.
Roger Cook’s former electorate staffer wants a board member presiding over her unfair dismissal action removed after it was revealed his day job requires him to report to the same woman instructing the government lawyers opposing her case.
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Court decision clarifies pharmacy assistants are covered by Shop and Warehouse Award
Award coverage for pharmacy assistants employed by businesses in the state industrial relations system has long been a complex and contested issue.
On 3 May 2021, the Western Australian Industrial Appeals Court issued a decision determining that the state Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award does cover pharmacy assistants. This decision is available on the WA Industrial Relations Commission website.
Information about the current pay rates and entitlements for pharmacy assistants under the Shop and Warehouse Award is available on the WA award summaries page of the Wageline website.
Sacking of former staffer in WA Deputy Premier Roger Cook s electorate office to be investigated
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Health Minister Roger Cook says his electorate office has a positive culture of inclusiveness .
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A workplace dispute involving a former staff member of WA Deputy Premier Roger Cook will be investigated by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, after the sacked employee claimed there was a toxic culture in the office.
Key points:
She alleges there was unbearable toxicity within the electorate office
Mr Cook says his office has a positive culture and fosters inclusiveness
Sanja Spasojevic worked for nine years in Mr Cook s electoral office in Kwinana, in Perth s south, before being sacked.