Are you aware of the different OHS consultation obligations in each jurisdiction? Here we compare employers' consultation requirements according to the relevant Act in each State and Territory as well as in the Federal arena.
The SA Workers Compensation Tribunal has clarified some of the conditions for spouses of deceased workers to claim lump sum compensation, in ruling that the estranged wife of a worker who died in compensable circumstances was not entitled to a payment.
The AIRC has ruled that an employer was wrong to sack a firefighter who breached its safety policy by approaching a fuel spill while holding a lit cigarette, because the real risk of an explosion was minimal.
South Australia's Supreme Court has ruled that workers' compensation payments made on behalf of a worker do not necessarily indicate an employer-employee relationship.
UK guidance on preventing slips and trips in health care; Workers' comp fact sheets for GPs; Comcare guide to psychological injury liability; and Tasmanian information on electing safety reps.
The High Court has refused to grant a worker special leave to appeal a finding that his employer wasn't negligent in failing to provide him with counselling after exposing him to traumatic scenes.
The NSW Department of Education and Training has been fined $160,000 over a violent incident the NSW IRC found could have been prevented with adequate staffing levels.
An employee who sustained back injuries when he slipped outside the workplace has won more than $291,000 in damages, after a NSW court ruled that his employer should have ensured the surface was slip-resistant.
