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In a case highlighting the broad reach of the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions, a commissioner has found that a "worker" is entitled to apply for stop-bullying orders against a resort's residents and members of its bodies corporate.
Employers are entitled to direct employees to attend a company-nominated doctor before returning to work after injury in circumstances where that return could create unacceptable health and safety risks, the Federal Court has ruled in a long-running dispute.
Employers are being urged to "take the moral choice" of reducing job demands or at least increasing resources, after a national survey of school principals showed the "sheer quantity" of work is their greatest source of stress.
The Federal Government has introduced legislation containing six measures omitted from its previous Fair Work Amendment Bill, including a clause ensuring employees can't accrue leave while they're absent on workers' compensation.
A new action plan, prompted by widespread reports of discrimination, bullying and s-xual harassment by surgeons, has outlined strategies for transforming workplace culture.
An experienced worker was validly dismissed for failing to instruct his crew before performing a "simple" crane lift, which resulted in an injury, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Three people accused of workplace bullying have lost their bid for $51,000 in costs incurred defending the allegations, after the Fair Work Commission found the alleged victims didn't act vexatiously in applying for stop-bullying orders.
The amount of sick leave taken by NSW public sector employees has risen by 7.9 per cent in the last five years, suggesting employers need to introduce strategies for the ageing workforce and disengaged employees, a new report has found.
Two state governments today introduced domestic and family violence leave for public sector employees, while Labor has vowed to make such leave a "universal workplace right" if it wins the next Federal election.
