AN Adelaide nursing home hasbeen caught docking workers' wages every time a patient died, to helpcover the costs of having a vacant bed.
docking 引入 vacant 空的
About 60 staff members had deductions made from their pay, collectively worth $25,500, going back to March, 2006.
Workplace Ombudsman staff raided the privately run eastern suburbs home after a tip from independent witnesses.
Investigations revealed the nursing home was unlawfully makingdeductions from the wages of nurses and care attendants if a residentdied and, consequently, there was more than one vacant bed.
deductions扣除 collectively 共同地 raided盗用 witnesses证人 revealed揭示
Details of the case were revealed this week after the WorkplaceOmbudsman completed a national audit of 179 aged-care facilities inSouth Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and the ACT.
audit审查
As a result the nursing home, which Workplace Ombudsman officeexecutive director Michael Campbell refused to name, agreed voluntarilyto reimburse the staff.
reimburse偿还
However, The Advertiser understands the practice had beenin operation since 2005. It is not known whether all staff members wererepaid in full, because detailed pay records were not kept beforeMarch, 2006.
"Time sheets, already signed by staff for hours worked, were being altered by the payroll officer," Mr Campbell said.
"Fifteen minutes was being deducted from each staff member to cover the cost of the vacant bed following a death of a resident.
"Effectively, the nursing home was running two pay formulas, one fora full complement of residents/patients and a discounted rate whendeaths resulted in empty beds. No legal action will be taken in thisinstance, given the immediate contrition on the part of the employerand willingness to rectify any breaches and underpayments."
formulas公式 contrition悔悟on the part of在什么方面,代表 rectify修正 breaches缺口
However, Mr Campbell said there would be no excuse for future breaches.
The staff were covered by three industrial awards – the Clerks (SA)Award, the Health Services Employees Award and a collective agreementbetween the nurses and nursing home.
An Australian Nursing Federation spokeswoman said it was not aware of the case.
Federation联盟
Breaches of the Workplace Relations Act carry a maximum penalty of $33,000.
Nursing homes and aged-care facilities in Australia are paid aCommonwealth subsidy of $135 a day per patient, which will rise to $160a day by 2011.
subsidy 补助
There are 3000 nursing homes in Australia providing 170,000 places for older Australians.
In the 2007-08 financial year, the number of claims from SA receivedby the Workplace Ombudsman increased by 44 per cent, from 1045 to 1509.
The amount of money recovered for employees as a result of claimsinvestigated and finalised increased by 154 per cent, from $656,000 to$1.6 million.
With 148 investigations finalised, 21 per cent of those scrutinisedat random have been found to be in breach of the Workplace RelationsAct.
At least $114,000 will be back-paid to about 500 employees. Of these, 82 workers in SA will be reimbursed about $7000.
reimbursed偿还
今天发的有点晚,,, 而且文章读的也不太明白。
请高手指点下,nursing home盗用医疗钱给员工发钱。
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24368668-5006301,00.html
这是原贴
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