A NSW bus driver's claims that her authority to drive shouldn't have been suspended for failing a drug test - because her drug use was a one-off incident - has been rejected.
Dozens of surveyed workers have admitted they would consider quitting their jobs or turning to alcohol if they experienced mental ill health, according to a study released with the launch of phase two of a national campaign today.
Australian workers are more than willing to change their physical-activity habits to improve their health, but getting them to reduce smoking or alcohol consumption can be much more difficult, a Tasmanian study has found.
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Breaching an employer's zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy isn't always grounds for dismissal, according to the Fair Work Commission, which has found a worker who smoked marijuana the night before a ferry incident was unfairly sacked.
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.
A union's claim that a drug and alcohol testing clause in an enterprise agreement breaches the personal leave provisions of the Fair Work Act "demonstrates an unrealistic disconnect with reality", the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has examined the pros and cons of using saliva and urine tests to detect drugs in workers, in finding it would be unreasonable for an employer to conduct confirmatory urine tests on workers who return non-negative results in oral tests.
