Employers should ban the taking of photographs - for use on social media - at end-of-year work functions to mitigate the risk of bullying complaints, a WHS lawyer says. Meanwhile, a regulator has urged employers to carefully plan tasks during the notoriously hazardous pre-Christmas rush.
A leading OHS lawyer has outlined six "golden rules" for ensuring compliance with both safety and anti-discrimination laws when managing workers who might have a mental illness.
A worker isn't entitled to a lump sum workers' compensation payment for a psychiatric injury because she previously received damages under anti-discrimination laws, a commission has found.
A worker who felt she was unfairly denied workers' compensation was given the false impression that her alternative anti-discrimination claim could succeed, a tribunal has found.
A large employer has improved its OHS outcomes and employee trust in management by introducing strategies to identify and make adaptations for workers with chronic illness, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.
A commission has found an employer vicariously liable for two workers' racist comments, and stressed that a company's anti-discrimination policies must be "communicated effectively" to staff.
An employer breached equal opportunity laws in focusing solely on a worker's pre-injury duties when it decided to dismiss her for safety reasons, a tribunal has found.
A new action plan, prompted by widespread reports of discrimination, bullying and s-xual harassment by surgeons, has outlined strategies for transforming workplace culture.
