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A worker who witnessed two traumatic scenes at work suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression - a syndrome that destroyed his "power of volition" and was causally linked to his suicide, a tribunal has ruled.

New alcohol consumption restrictions covering nearly 160,000 workers, and extending to "work-adjacent settings", will drive a "culture of moderation" and improve physical and psychological safety standards, according to a peak industry body.

An extensive Japanese study of more than 130,000 workers from 1,400 companies has shown a sharp rise in the incidence of unhealthy weight gain, high blood pressure, hyperglycemia and liver damage following COVID-19 restrictions and work-from-home policies.

A worker who was the victim of a knife attack while at work engaged in illegal activities that took him out of the course of his employment, a commission has ruled in finding his employer isn't liable for his psychological injury.

A four-member commission bench has overturned a ruling that a major employer unfairly sacked a safety-critical worker who was arrested for drink driving on a day off, and quashed the worker's reinstatement.

Australian workers are using cocaine at "unprecedented" levels, and employers are being urged to implement interventions to safeguard workers, prevent safety incidents and tackle workplace drug use cultures.

• WHS improvements agreed to for parliamentary workplaces; and
  
• "Unfit" labour provider surfaces in another company.

The standards around what constitutes consent in physical and s-xual interactions, particularly in the workplace, are significantly higher than ever before, a commission has stressed in upholding the sacking of a manager of a major bank for his conduct at a work function.

Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces should adopt a consistent approach to WHS matters, develop ways to directly address bullying and s-xual harassment as WHS issues, and implement comprehensive alcohol policies to mitigate risks arising from a "work hard, play hard" culture, Kate Jenkins has recommended.

• Company directors still have little involvement in WHS matters despite industrial manslaughter developments; and
  
• Court to hear test case on worker's medicinal cannabis use.