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.
Properly training employees to minimise risks does not discharge an employer's obligations to ensure their safety, a recent prosecution shows. The case also highlights problems that can occur when loading heavy road rollers for transport between jobs.
A supervisor who hid stock from a warehouse manager to demonstrate that he wasn't following work procedures acted unreasonably and substantially caused the employee's psychological condition, a SA tribunal has ruled.
An Army officer who claimed he developed schizophrenia as a result of treatment during his military service has been denied compensation, because he lied about his medical history in order to be enlisted.
An injured worker who decides to withdraw from the labour market is still entitled to ongoing compensation for loss of earnings, the NT Work Health Court has ruled, in a decision that deals extensively with mutuality and mitigation issues.
