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An employer might have prevented a supervisor's death if it conducted regular random inspections of its night-shift crew, the Queensland Coroner has found.
A worker's claim that he was injured while trying to fulfil his OHS duties when he confronted a man, who abused a woman at a service station, has been rejected.
An HR manager acted inappropriately in sending the details of her bullying complaint against her CEO to a potential witness who worked for another company, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled in dismissing her adverse action claim.
The Australian Industry Group has applauded the recall of an unsafe brand of electrical cable, but warns that "non-conforming products" are widely used in the building and construction sector, exposing workers and other end-users to serious safety risks.
An employer that relied on its OHS manager's "unqualified medical opinion" of an injured worker's capacity has been ordered by a judge to find him suitable employment within the organisation.
A major Australian employer has, through a new coaching program, created a workplace environment where employees feel they can raise sensitive mental health issues with line managers.
A safety regulator has been accused, on the two-year anniversary of a double work fatality, of being "too close" to employers, while Safe Work Australia has been accused of siding with big business on the future of a model WHS Code of Practice.
European researchers have identified a link between disturbed sleep and the onset of radiating low back pain, and urge employers to provide workers with advice on how to get adequate sleep.
Employers have little to fear from the Fair Work Commission's new anti-bullying jurisdiction, with a "high number" of the applications received so far being resolved quickly and helping companies improve their HR practices, a conference has heard.
A Qantas employee who failed to change her notorious drinking habits was fairly sacked for turning up to an airport drunk, the Fair Work Commission has found.
