The AIRC has clarified the extent of an employer's obligations to incapacitated workers, saying they are not required to "continue indefinitely the employment of injured workers who are unable to perform their contractual duties".
Workers who develop psychological injuries are not entitled to compensation if their own perceptions have contributed to the onset of the condition, according to two decisions handed down in a WA court.
An employer has been fined for allowing a worker known to be careless to operate dangerous machinery, in one of several decision handed down recently in the NSW Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court.
A SA Tribunal has allowed an employer's late application to strike out a worker's notice of dispute over the cessation of his compensation, due to "overwhelming" evidence of the worker's dishonesty.
Comcare launches new OHS training register; Victorian blitz on construction certificate holders; Queensland advisory standards take effect today; Tasmania updates injury management information; and SA Safe Work Awards closing.
WorkCover releases new compliance policy and prosecution guide; Blackwell rejects union asbestos claims; and Amnesty update on improper competency accreditations.
A worker's appeal against the rejection of his damages claim has failed despite a substantial body of evidence in his favour, because the crucial points were not adequately argued at trial.
Employers are not doing enough to reduce the strain of intense and high pressure work practices despite the fact it can lead to expensive workers' compensation claims for both mental and physical injuries, the ACTU claims.
Speakers at the NSW parliamentary inquiry into workplace fatalities have criticised WorkCover for failing to promptly investigate incidents and provide appropriate support to employees' families after a death is reported.
A worker has been awarded full damages after the NSW Court of Appeal found he did not negligently contribute to his injury, rather it was a result of momentary excusable inattention.
