A Western Australian worker who was sacked after being on sick leave and leave without pay for 30 months has won his unfair dismissal claim, after the State IRC found his absence was "authorised".
Worker with cancer allegedly sacked for sick-leave request; Cheap safety strap would have averted $42k fine; Hierarchy of controls must be followed for height work; and Safety reviews urged after work deaths and amputation.
A NSW scientist who took 21 months off work due to "widespread musculoskeletal pain" has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected, after the IRC found her employer took reasonable steps to accommodate her limitations.
A NSW worker who was "forgotten" by his employer for 29 months has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected, after Fair Work Australia found he couldn't meet the inherent requirements of his job because of a neck injury.
Injured employees in all jurisdictions could be prevented from accruing annual leave while absent on workers' compensation, under one of the 53 recommendations made by the Fair Work Act review.
Review of injured workers' leave-accrual rights in NSW confirmed; Compensation policy failures cost ACT employers $260k; ACT Government urged to investigate its own policies in safety probe; and FWBC advisory board appointed.
Secure employment and improved working conditions are key to reducing the staggering impact that mental illness among young men has on workplace productivity, a new report suggests. Also in this article, workers are being urged to "butt out" for World No Tobacco Day today.
A RailCorp manager who won about $100,000 at Australian and overseas poker tournaments while on sick leave was rightly sacked, a tribunal has found in dismissing, as "problematic", his claim that the "adrenalin" of poker improved his psychological health.
An employer whose two directors impulsively dismissed a manager for taking sick leave has been ordered to pay more than $115,000 in fines, compensation and costs.
