A parliamentary inquiry has found that FIFO workforce practices are a "cancer" on regional communities and are likely to exacerbate substance abuse and depression among workers, but AMMA says the report unfairly demonises legitimate workplace practices.
More senior executives "than ever before" can now be found liable for safety breaches linked to work Christmas parties, an OHS lawyer says. Also in this article, employers have been put on notice after a worker sustained permanent injuries from heatstroke.
We've arranged for OHS Alert subscribers to receive a $54.00 discount when purchasing recordings of our recent online presentation, "Drug and alcohol issues at work".
Not every organisation needs a drug and alcohol testing regime, but written drug and alcohol policies are crucial, Mills Oakley Lawyers partner Luke Connolly and associate Allison Grant told a recent webinar.
Alcohol-related s-xual harassment is one of the biggest risks employers face at work functions, says Mills Oakley Lawyers partner Luke Connolly, in urging employers to create clear policies to deal with the issue.
The boundaries between social events and work might have "eroded" in recent years, but that doesn't mean there are no boundaries at all, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled in a workers' comp case.
Endeavour Energy commits to saliva drug tests at end of FWA dispute; Tasmanian employer outlines its harmonisation-preparation steps; Safe Work Australia looking for safety ambassador of the year; South Australian RTW winners announced; Audit of South Australian asbestos removalists launched; and Western Australian haulage employer fined for multiple fatigue breaches.
FWA full bench dismisses Endeavour Energy's urine-test appeal; Control measures outlined after Victorian trench collapse; Western Australian inspectors investigating machinery death; WA and Queensland regulators issue fatality and fatigue alerts; and NT Coroner recommends load-cover requirements after road death.
FIFO miner dies from drug not detected in urine tests; Esso fined for another OHS breach at Longford; ACT business owner fined for assaulting OHS inspector; and NSW workers' comp fraudsters ordered to repay money.
