Two John Holland entities have been fined $180,000 each for failing to train a vehicle operator or ensure the vehicle had adequate brakes, after a worker was fatally struck by the vehicle.
A national employer has been given the go-ahead to conduct confirmatory urine drug and alcohol tests on workers who fail saliva tests, after a five-member Fair Work Commission full bench quashed a Deputy President's decision on the issue.
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A worker who failed to fix a safety issue until seven hours after he was instructed to, was fairly sacked for exposing himself and others to risk of harm, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A worker who claims he was unfairly tested for drugs and sacked - less than three weeks after telling his manager he was trying to kick his cannabis addiction - posed an "unmanageable" safety risk to his employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
In a decision that is likely to lead to far more generous payouts for victims of workplace s-xual harassment, a former Oracle employee's damages for psychological injuries have been increased by $112,000.
The Fair Work Commission has, in rejecting an employer's costs claim, stressed that workers who unsuccessfully apply for anti-bullying orders will "only rarely" be ordered to foot the legal bill.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an earlier decision that it was lawful and reasonable for an employer to direct an injured worker to be assessed by a company-preferred doctor before returning to work.
