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.
A Queensland supervisor who crashed a 20-tonne crane on a public road while driving it home has been denied damages, with the Supreme Court finding his employer could not have foreseen such "wilfully inappropriate conduct".
A recent case involving a worker who was awarded $240,000 in damages - after being bullied for just 11 days - demonstrates how important it is to proactively respond to all workplace bullying complaints, according to employment and safety lawyer Hedy Cray.
A Queensland employer, whose barman hit a customer in the head during an unruly work Christmas party, has lost its appeal against a $1.4 million damages ruling, after the Court of Appeal found the barman acted in the employer's interests.
An employer has been found guilty of breaching Queensland's mirror WHS Act in a case, according to a leading safety lawyer, that demonstrates how important it is for companies to challenge questionable prohibition or improvement notices.
A Queensland employer that was ordered to pay $369,000 in damages to a worker who injured herself walking backwards has successfully appealed the decision.
A Tribunal has highlighted the importance of encouraging workers to speak up - without fear of reprisal - if they believe they're being s-xually harassed, in ordering a man to pay a former colleague with psychiatric injuries more than $100,000 in damages.
