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Company managers should be trained to "shape" and support workplace climates where bullying and destructive conflict are unlikely to occur, according to a new guide from the Victorian State Services Authority (SSA).

A South Australian employer that failed to prevent a worker - who was on restricted duties and affected by alcohol - from performing a risky task has been fined, after the worker was nearly killed.

An engineer who was required to attend a work-related dinner - where alcoholic drinks were served - and failed a urine test the following morning was rightly dismissed, Fair Work Australia has ruled.

Stressed worker wins payout after "horseplay" deemed harassment; Study finds safety gaps in sustainability reports; and Fatality alerts and other safety publications released.

Tasmanian employee linked to adult DVD denied workers' comp; Workers' comp fraudsters found guilty; WorkCover NSW investigating amputation; and Safety alerts and mine report released.

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.

Victorian workers' compensation disputes could drag on for longer if an employer wins its High Court bid to challenge a medical panel's findings, according to a "harassed" worker's lawyer.

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

Cutthroat working environments and inflexibility are having a grave impact on the mental health of managers and new mums, according to researchers, who are calling for individual coaching and more family-friendly workplaces.

A worker who was permanently injured in a car accident while drink driving after a work Christmas party has failed to convince the NSW Court of Appeal that she was hurt in the course of her employment.