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Unsafe employer fined for abusing off-duty WorkCover inspector; Farmer's death highlights need to maintain and operate machinery to standard; and Employee deserved right of reply to "negative" survey results.
Ai Group to appeal FWA's workers' comp/service ruling; OHS fine nearly doubled to $230k on appeal; and Extreme care urged following two excavator fatalities.
Facebook ruling could spark workplace racism "free-for-all"; Employer fined $60k as WorkSafe increases enforcement activity; and Essential safety news from Queensland, NSW, Tasmania and Victoria.
Ambulance Victoria's claim that it would not be in the public interest to reinstate an ambulance driver, who became dependent on methadone after a work injury, has been rejected by a Fair Work Australia full bench.
Controversial Safe Rates Bill passes through Parliament; ACT Greens launch survey to gauge extent of workplace bullying; and Personal injury awards open.
An employee who worked for less than three months for an on-hire agency before spending more than a year on workers'-comp leave is protected by unfair dismissal laws, Fair Work Australia has found. Also in this article, FWA has ruled that bad language and agitated behaviour are grounds for dismissing a flight attendant - but not a construction worker.
Employers must tread very carefully when deciding whether to dismiss permanently injured workers, even when "armed with volumes of supporting medical evidence", lawyers warn.
A teleconference that a Commonwealth Bank manager blamed for his suicide attempt cannot be categorised as "administrative action", whether unreasonable or otherwise, a full Federal Court has ruled in upholding his compensation claim.
In a survey that should set alarm bells ringing for OHS professionals, the CPSU has found that thousands of working women are fatigued from unpaid overtime, have been bullied at work, and don't believe their safety concerns are taken seriously.
