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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

FRI

3:56PM

Worker defamed by group email about sick leave, but denied damages

A judge has found a NSW employer and its director defamed a worker when they sent a group email to employees complaining about the amount of sick leave that she and other staff were taking.

Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (all) Jurisdiction (NSW) Legislation, regulation and caselaw Workers' compensation court and tribunal decisions Workers' comp decisions (NSW) Issue/challenge/risk (all) Industrial/employment issues Absenteeism/sick leave Discrimination Performance management

FRI

1:29PM

Anti-discrimination package shelved as new Bill introduced; and more

Anti-discrimination package shelved as new Bill introduced; South Australia's average premium rate for 2013-14 announced; and New OHS ministers appointed in Western Australia and Northern Territory.

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MON

2:09PM

Many options to consider when making adjustments for injured workers

Employers should consider a host of factors when determining what reasonable adjustments to make to accommodate ill or injured workers, including changes to facilities and work hours, says Herbert Smith Freehills lawyer Helen Donovan.

Jurisdiction (all) Jurisdiction (National) Workplace safety Topic/practice (all) Return to work and rehabilitation Issue/challenge/risk (all) Industrial/employment issues Discrimination

MON

3:26PM

Workplace banter to be protected by changes to anti-discrim Bill

Workers will be free to make offensive remarks about their co-workers' favourite football teams, under a Government plan to remove a provision of its anti-discrimination Bill that could have restricted free speech. Also in this article, safety alerts have been issued after two workplace explosions and a fatality.

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THU

2:49PM

CEO with hepatitis C discriminated against, but claim dismissed

The former CEO of a Western Australian council - whose hepatitis C condition was revealed to co-workers, the media and government agencies - has had his discrimination claim dismissed, even though the Federal Magistrates Court found he was discriminated against.

Workers' compensation Jurisdiction (all) Jurisdiction (WA) Legislation, regulation and caselaw Workers' compensation court and tribunal decisions Workers' comp decisions (WA) Issue/challenge/risk (all) Industrial/employment issues Discrimination

THU

11:09AM

Draft discrimination legislation "fails the balance test"; and more

Draft discrim laws make it too easy for employers to be sued, says ACCI; and Essential safety news from NSW, Comcare, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.

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TUE

3:50PM

Second Patrick company could be prosecuted for OHS discrimination

A second Patrick company could be prosecuted for breaching the discrimination provisions of the Victorian OHS Act, after the State Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision in the employer's favour.

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TUE

1:50PM

Proposed codes to protect employers from discrim claims; and more

New codes to protect employers under consolidated anti-discrimination laws; and WorkCover SA and WA Mines appoint new leaders.

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TUE

11:27AM

Mentally ill worker's injunction upheld in redeployment dispute

Queensland Corrective Services has been blocked from retiring a worker - who was diagnosed with a permanent depressive disorder - until her anti-discrimination claim is resolved.

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