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An OHS manager "undermined the integrity" of his company's pre-employment process by overriding a doctor's finding that a prospective employee could safely perform a role, but didn't breach equal opportunity laws, a tribunal has found.

An employer directly discriminated against an injured worker when it sacked him for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role without accurately determining what that role actually was, a tribunal has found.

Opponents of WHS provisions that exclude the right to claim the privilege against self-incrimination and reverse the legal burden of proof are being given an opportunity to convince the Australian Law Reform Commission to scrap them.

• Worker with disability wins $170k in discrimination case; and
  
• Dangerous goods regulations extended in Victoria.

A worker who claims he was falsely accused of a safety breach has been given the green light to pursue compensation from three companies under the discriminatory-conduct provisions of the harmonised WHS Act.

• Discriminatory text messages lead to $10k damages bill;
  
• WorkSafe Victoria appoints CEO and launches claims app; and
  
• ACT Bill amends workers' comp Act and other legislation.

• First-aid kits and driving plans required by Safe Rates order; and
  
• Discrimination inquiry examining obstacles faced by older workers.

An employer directly discriminated against a pregnant employee by sending her irate text messages while she was in the work toilet with morning sickness, a tribunal has found.

Western Australia has tabled a draft mirror Work Health and Safety Bill, which, despite the State Government's long-term position on fines, includes the same maximum penalties as the model version of the laws.

A court has rejected a former SafeWork SA employee's claim for $1 under the discriminatory-conduct provisions of the model WHS laws.