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A former Oracle consulting manager who was repeatedly s-xually harassed by a co-worker has been awarded $18,000, after the Federal Court found the employer failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the co-worker's conduct.

Motel rendezvous dispute goes to High Court; and Victorian employer fined $375k for exclusion-zone breach after death.

ADF fined $210k over work injury to Nick Minchin's son; and Victorian work-related death toll rises by three in a week.

An injured Western Australian worker, who received $250,000 in an out-of-court settlement with his employer, has been given the green light to sue a second company, after a High Court majority found the settlement didn't "amount to an award of damages".

The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal is likely to scrutinise the supply-chain conditions provided by major employers such as Coles, after revealing it will focus on the retail sector as part of its first annual work program.

A Commonwealth employer, which failed to train a worker in forklift safety, has had its OHS fine increased by 50 per cent, after Comcare appealed to a full Federal Court.

A full Federal Court has emphasised the important role drug and alcohol testing plays in ensuring workplace safety, in rejecting the CFMEU's bid to ban testing on a major Victorian motorway upgrade.

Don't over-rely on High Court Baiada ruling, lawyer warns; Employers slammed for complacency following fatality alerts; and SWA releases fatality report as WorkCover NSW investigates death.

John Holland Pty Ltd has been handed the maximum OHS fine and made to enter an enforceable undertaking after an employee fell to his death and two near misses went unreported.

The fact that an employer has the legal right to issue safety instructions to subcontractors does not necessarily mean it is required to do so, the High Court has ruled in ordering a retrial of the Baiada "control" dispute.