The complex issue of assessing whether a disabled worker can perform the inherent requirements of a job could be made easier, under a proposal put forward by the Productivity Commission.
In an important ruling, the NSW IRC has allowed WorkCover to proceed with six separate charges against one company director over a single workplace incident.
NOHSC noise code to be amended; New online guide to working with dangerous substances; Seminars to provide training on NSW WCC disputes; and WorkCover NSW reports big response to small business strategy.
The Tasmanian Government's decision yesterday not to ban smoking in the State's hotels flies in the face of recent research and continues to expose bar workers to serious health risks, according to the LHMU.
The Industrial Court of Queensland has rejected an employer's appeal against a fine levied after a workplace fatality, and doubled the original penalty imposed.
An employer with an exceptional safety record has received a low fine over a fatality, in a case the NSW IRC hopes will serve as a warning to the construction industry to review practices at loading facilities.
The NSW Government has agreed to discuss possible industrial manslaughter legislation with the State's Labor Council and unions, and has announced the establishment of a taskforce to develop a protocol for the investigation and prosecution of workplace fatalities.
