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Changes to company safety policies must be "clearly and openly communicated" to all employees before they can take effect, Fair Work Australia has ruled, in reinstating a speeding worker who was dismissed under a policy he denied knowledge of.

Notices issued to workers disputing their workers' comp entitlements must be written in "clear and unambiguous language", the NSW WCC has stressed in awarding ongoing compensation to an injured worker who was dismissed for stealing.

Abuse of carer's leave warranted dismissal; WorkSafe WA to appeal against Fortescue dismissal; and Safety guides, alerts and fact sheets released.

Western Australia to abolish discriminatory workers' comp rules; Second Western Australian employer fined for safety training failure; ACT and South Australia offer health and safety funding; and Commonwealth safety Regulations amended.

An independent inquiry into the alleged bullying culture within WorkCover NSW has offered employers a valuable insight into how to reduce or eliminate workplace bullying and harassment.

In a case that upholds an employer's right to dismiss workers for misconduct that jeopardises their safety, Fair Work Australia has quashed a ruling that played down the seriousness of a worker's safety breach.

Injured NSW workers who are dismissed because of their condition are entitled to seek reinstatement through the State Industrial Relations Commission - even if their application has been rejected by a federal tribunal, a judge has ruled.

Fair Work Australia has rejected an enterprise agreement that offered protective clothing to full-time employees, but not casuals, after finding it could lead to unlawful discrimination and adverse action.

A Queensland employer was justified in seeking further details of an absent worker's illness, after nearly two months' worth of medical certificates merely described her as "medically unwell", the IRC has found.

Employers' s-xual-harassment policies could be policed by safety-like inspectors under new equal opportunity legislation, according to a DLA Phillips Fox report.