spotless

　

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1. the state of being spotlessly clean (同)immaculateness
2. in a spotless manner; "spotlessly clean"

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1. しみ(汚れ)のない,清潔な;欠点のない,無きずの

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Spotless is an Australian-owned, managed and operated integrated services company providing cleaning, catering, laundries, facilities management and non-core business support to Australia and New Zealand markets. 

The company employs more than 47,000 people and provides services to private and public sector clients within health; education; leisure, sports and entertainment; defence; government; business and industry; resources; and laundries.

In August 2012, Spotless was purchased by Australia’s largest and most active private equity player, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP).  The firm sold off Spotless’ international operations, delisted the company from the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges and commenced operating as a private entity.

Under the new ownership, Bruce Dixon was appointed as CEO and restructured the business to ensure customers’ interests were put first and foremost. This involved tailoring the organisations’ services to market sectors ensuring clients could have one Spotless management contact. Dixon’s new direction for Spotless also included open communication and pushing decision making and responsibility down into the business. As a result no industrial relations disputes have taken place since PEP’s takeover with the new approach empowering employees across the business’ entire operations.

Partnerships

On September 2 2013, the local organising committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be hosted by New Zealand and Australia, appointed a joint venture of Nine Live and Spotless Group to provide hospitality services for the tournament. The services include sales, marketing and event management of the tournament’s hospitality program. 

Controversies

Spotless has become the focus of a high-profile industrial relations test case in Australia after claims of bullying and harassment surrounding Spotless’ use of individual flexible agreements (IFAs), were raised by members of United Voice. United Voice is the union that represents contract cleaners employed by Spotless at shopping centres, CBD buildings and other privately and publicly owned buildings.

The case will be heard by the Federal Court of Australia, where United Voice will argue that Spotless is in breach of the Fair Work Act as it leaves cleaners worse off than they would be without the IFAs.

United Voice will also tell Fair Work Australia and the Federal Court that cleaners have reported that they have been unduly pressured into signing the agreements and were allegedly told if they refuse to sign the IFAs they were warned that their hours would be cut or that they would be refused overtime hours which they have enjoyed under the Cleaning Services Award.

United Voice will also claim Spotless misrepresented the IFAs to its workers. The Union says Spotless' use of IFAs in these circumstances is contrary to the spirit and intent of the Individual Flexibility provisions under the Fair Work Act and that Spotless are trying to re-introduce WorkChoices AWAs by the back door.

The case was due to go to before Fair Work Australia on the 18th of April, however, Spotless did not attend the voluntary mediation.

Fair Work Resolution

In April 2012, Spotless agreed to audit a representative group of cleaners’ employment records to ensure they were paid properly and receiving their full entitlements.  

The Fair Work Ombudsman welcomed Spotless’ decision to sign a Pro-Active Compliance Deed and congratulated them on their demonstration of corporate responsibility.    

Spotless will provide a report on the findings from their audit to the Fair Work Ombudsman.   

Spotless and United Voice now have a professional relationship based on a much better understanding of each other's respective positions.

References

External links

• Official website
• Pro-Active Compliance Deed

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• 1. ヒトエーリキア症およびアナプラズマ症 human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis
• 2. ロッキー山紅斑熱の臨床症状および診断 clinical manifestations and diagnosis of rocky mountain spotted fever
• 3. 免疫能の正常な患者における発熱および発疹 fever and rash in the immunocompetent patient

English Journal

• Virulence genes, antibiotic resistance and integrons in Escherichia coli strains isolated from synanthropic birds from Spain.

• Sacristán C1, Esperón F, Herrera-León S, Iglesias I, Neves E, Nogal V, Muñoz MJ, de la Torre A.Author information 1a Group of Epidemiology and Environmental Health , Animal Health Research Centre (CISA-INIA) , Madrid , Spain.AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the presence of virulence genes and antibiotic resistance profiles in 164 Escherichia coli strains isolated from birds (feral pigeons, hybrid ducks, house sparrows and spotless starlings) inhabiting urban and rural environments. A total of eight atypical enteropathogenic E. coli strains were identified: one in a house sparrow, four in feral pigeons and three in spotless starlings. Antibiotic resistance was present in 32.9% (54) of E. coli strains. The dominant type of resistance was to tetracycline (21.3%), ampicillin (19.5%) and sulfamethoxazole (18.9%). Five isolates had class 1 integrons containing gene cassettes encoding for dihydrofolate reductase A (dfrA) and aminoglycoside adenyltransferase A (aadA), one in a feral pigeon and four in spotless starlings. To our knowledge, the present study constitutes the first detection of virulence genes from E. coli in spotless starlings and house sparrows, and is also the first identification worldwide of integrons containing antibiotic resistance gene cassettes in E. coli strains from spotless starlings and pigeons.
• Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A.Avian Pathol.2014 Apr;43(2):172-5. doi: 10.1080/03079457.2014.897683.
• The aim of this study was to determine the presence of virulence genes and antibiotic resistance profiles in 164 Escherichia coli strains isolated from birds (feral pigeons, hybrid ducks, house sparrows and spotless starlings) inhabiting urban and rural environments. A total of eight atypical entero
• PMID 24689431

• Cutaneous findings in a case of Mediterranean spotless fever due to Rickettsia conorii, with gangrene of multiple toes.

• Fernandez-Flores A1, De Cabo-Lopez E, Diaz-Galvez FJ.Author information 1Departments of *Cellular Pathology; and †Hematology, Hospital El Bierzo, Ponferrada, Spain.AbstractMediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii. Some rare cases present without a rash, and they are known as "spotless." This fact is important; although the mortality rates for MSF are low and generally range from 0% to 3%, the absence of a rash usually leads to a delay in the diagnosis and, therefore, an increase in the rates of morbidity and mortality. Necrosis of the digits is one of the complications of MSF that has occasionally been reported in the literature. However, very few reports have studied the morphological changes seen in the cutaneous necrotic lesions. In this report, we describe the morphological changes found through examining a biopsy taken from a necrotic cutaneous lesion in a 69-year-old man who had been diagnosed with Mediterranean spotless fever due to R. conorii. The main morphological changes included areas of collagen degeneration in the papillary dermis, necrotic eccrine glands, and hypodermal collagen with a smudged homogeneous appearance.
• The American Journal of dermatopathology.Am J Dermatopathol.2014 Feb;36(2):e22-5. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31828cafbe.
• Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii. Some rare cases present without a rash, and they are known as "spotless." This fact is important; although the mortality rates for MSF are low and generally range from 0% to 3%, the absence of a rash usua
• PMID 23719481

• Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind? An anthropological-ethical framework for understanding and dealing with sexuality in dementia care.

• Mahieu L1, Anckaert L, Gastmans C.Author information 1Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, lieslot.mahieu@med.kuleuven.be.AbstractContemporary bioethics pays considerable attention to the ethical aspects of dementia care. However, ethical issues of sexuality especially as experienced by institutionalized persons with dementia are often overlooked. The relevant existing ethics literature generally applies an implicit philosophical anthropology that favors the principle of respect for autonomy and the concomitant notion of informed consent. In this article we will illustrate how this way of handling the issue fails in its duty to people with dementia. Our thesis is that a more inclusive philosophical anthropology is needed that also heeds the fate of this growing population. Drawing on the tradition of phenomenology, we will chalk out an anthropological framework that rests on four fundamental characteristics of human existence: the decentered self, human embodiment, being-in-the-world and being-with-others. Our aim in this article is thus to tentatively put forward a broader perspective for looking at aged sexuality in institutionalized people with dementia. Hopefully the developed framework will mark the beginning of a new and refreshed ethical reflection on the topic at hand.
• Medicine, health care, and philosophy.Med Health Care Philos.2014 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]
• Contemporary bioethics pays considerable attention to the ethical aspects of dementia care. However, ethical issues of sexuality especially as experienced by institutionalized persons with dementia are often overlooked. The relevant existing ethics literature generally applies an implicit philosophi
• PMID 24449289

Japanese Journal

• 太陽光照射によるツマグロキチョウの翅の色彩変化

• 棚橋 一郎,御船 藤志,平井 規央 [他]
• 蝶と蛾 65(1), 44-49, 2014-04-25
• NAID 40020087461

• 太陽光照射によるツマグロキチョウの翅の色彩変化

• 棚橋 一郎,御船 藤志,平井 規央,石井 実
• 蝶と蛾 65(1), 44-49, 2014-04-25
• ツマグロキチョウEurema laeta bethesebaの腹側翅に太陽光,254nmおよび532nmの波長の光を室温で照射したときの翅の色彩変化について検討した.雌雄のツマグロキチョウの翅の反射スペクトルおよびフォトルミネッセンススペクトルを測定し,雌雄での翅の色彩変化の違いについても検討した.腹側翅は,太陽光と254nmの光照射により次第に黄色から黄褐色に色彩が変化した.一方,暗所に保存した …
• NAID 110009815533

• 出芽ホヤ、ミサキマメイタボヤの色素と白色血球について

• 石井 照久,斉藤 康典
• 秋田大学教育文化学部研究紀要. 自然科学 67, 25-33, 2012-03
• … One is spotless strain and the other is white-spot strain. … A zooid of spotless strain has a white-band between branchial and atrial siphons. … The area that lacks red pigments forms a fine white-band in the spotless strain or a circular white spot in the white-spot strain on the dorsal side. …
• NAID 110009004224

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