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The Fair Work Commission has received far fewer applications than expected under its new anti-bullying jurisdiction, but it has received more than 100,000 enquiries on the issue, and the application rate is gradually increasing, according to its annual report.
An employer has been fined a total of $225,000 in two separate judgments - involving NSW's old and new safety legislation - for failing to ensure two employees working near conveyor belts could reach an emergency stop switch.
In contrast to two recent cases involving workers who were sacked for swearing, the Fair Work Commission has ruled that a worker who verbally abused a colleague following a forklift near-miss was unfairly dismissed.
An employer has reduced staff turnover to nearly zero by providing workers with weekly massages, personal training and other perks to "take the stress out of the day", according to its business development manager.
Reducing suicide rates under Mates in Construction's suicide-prevention strategy is not only good for workers and their families, but saves industry and government millions of dollars, according to a report.
An employer that failed to include a risk-response process in a machine's standard operating procedure has been fined nearly $50,000, after a worker was dragged into the machine and suffered severe leg fractures.
