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A worker has failed to convince a judge that her employer knew she was suffering from depression when it disciplined her for performance issues because she sobbed throughout the disciplinary meeting.
In the lead up to White Ribbon Day this week, new research has shown employers can provide workers with paid domestic violence leave at minimal cost, while White Ribbon Australia has accredited 14 employers for amending their workplace policies to tackle domestic violence.
An employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker accused of unsafely driving a vehicle and causing a rollover, after the Fair Work Commission found the company relied on an inconclusive report from an expert when it sacked the man.
In a long-running workplace bullying dispute involving insulting Facebook posts and an employee "Code of Silence", the Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to train managers in forensic investigative techniques and arrange meetings with a safety inspector.
A coalition of business leaders has released a new guide explaining how employers can significantly reduce the prevalence and impact of domestic violence through a three-level model. Also in this article, the Fair Work Commission has rejected an appeal against a domestic-violence-related ruling.
A union organiser did "as much as he could" to notify an employer of his upcoming site visit to investigate asbestos concerns, a commission has found in rejecting the employer's bid to have his WHS entry permit revoked.
A worker who was stood down with pay and told to lose weight so he could safely perform his role, and then sacked after he gained 10kg, has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.
The Fair Work Commission has declined to make stop-bullying orders against an employer that introduced a number of "positive initiatives" to improve its culture after a worker complained of bullying last year.
In a "rare" decision, the Fair Work Commission has overturned a worker's dismissal for serious safety breaches, after finding the investigation report was inaccurate and the employer treated another worker more favourably.
