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Injured employees in all jurisdictions could be prevented from accruing annual leave while absent on workers' compensation, under one of the 53 recommendations made by the Fair Work Act review.
In an important decision, the Federal Magistrates Court has found a Queensland employer did not take adverse action against a worker when it investigated him for suspected workers' compensation fraud.
A worker who was denied procedural fairness when he was terminated from his employment has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected, after Fair Work Australia found he had acted recklessly prior to a car accident.
Review of injured workers' leave-accrual rights in NSW confirmed; Compensation policy failures cost ACT employers $260k; ACT Government urged to investigate its own policies in safety probe; and FWBC advisory board appointed.
An anti-bullying tool has been developed by WorkCover NSW to help employers eradicate the "$100 million" workplace problem. Also in this article, the NSW Government has injected $1 million into research to reduce the high quad-bike-related fatality rate.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association has called for the Federal Government to step up education programs, and curtail "unjustifiably" broad provisions of the Fair Work Act, in the battle against workplace bullying.
An HSE rep who was sacked after making numerous complaints about safety and managers, following a spate of workplace fatalities, has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.
