The Commonwealth SRC Act will be amended to limit the definition of "reasonable administrative action" in psychological injury disputes, under a Government plan to prioritise 21 of the 137 recommendations made by the Hanks and Hawke review of the Act.
The State of Victoria has been ordered to pay $250,000 in damages to a police officer who sustained a psychological injury and tried to commit suicide after being bullied by a supervisor. The Court of Appeal rejected the State's claim that the officer had been contributorily negligent in failing to make a complaint about the bullying.
A worker, who was placed on alternative duties and forbidden to talk to colleagues after she allegedly used a work vehicle for personal reasons, has been awarded compensation.
Harmers Workplace Lawyers has hit back at critics of its handling of the ongoing Oracle harassment dispute, highlighting the vital role that some court cases play in reforming industry.
An employer that delivered a major government project six months early and 10 per cent under budget - after creating a safety culture where even the smallest incidents were reported and dealt with - has been recognised at the eighth annual Safe Work Australia Awards.
Unions have used International Workers' Memorial Day yesterday to renew their calls for Australia-wide industrial manslaughter laws, while the ACCI has called on private sector employers to update their OHS processes regularly.
A second rail company has been fined in NSW - in a matter of days - for failing to properly audit or monitor its safety procedures, after a worker was killed when he was struck by a train.
In an unprecedented move, Safe Work Australia has demanded that quad bike manufacturers reconsider their opposition to crush protection devices, with the head of the statutory agency saying, "We cannot sit by and watch people being killed and seriously injured by these vehicles."
