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The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker's stop-bullying application after finding the unreasonable actions of a number of his managers weren't "repeated".

The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker's claim that his managers bullied him by performance managing him over two procedural breaches, which, according to the worker, his colleagues regularly committed without any consequences.

Opponents of WHS provisions that exclude the right to claim the privilege against self-incrimination and reverse the legal burden of proof are being given an opportunity to convince the Australian Law Reform Commission to scrap them.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected a sacked worker's claim that his former employer's safety practice for reversing vehicles was no more than a "guide" that didn't apply to all areas of the worksite.

A manager has been prohibited from entering a premises where two employees work, in the Fair Work Commission's first decision that makes both findings and orders under anti-bullying laws.

A worker's actions in repeatedly phoning a colleague after work hours constituted dismissible harassment, but his HR manager's "heavy handed" response to the incident, as well as her fabricated evidence, rendered the sacking unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Measuring workplace absences not only informs strategies to prevent them, but is one of many ways employers can determine their return on investment in health and wellbeing, according to a people risk expert.

The death of a worker who accidentally overdosed on painkillers has prompted a coroner to recommend employers provide better support to employees with health problems.

The inquiry into allegations of bullying against Victorian Small Business Minister Adem Somyurek - who resigned yesterday - considered the merits of referring the matter to police for investigation and prosecution under "Brodie's law", a Government report has revealed.

An employer that forced a domestic violence victim to resign has been ordered to pay her $27,500, in a case that "highlights the dangers of employers going for the 'quick fix' rather than dealing with the complexity of domestic violence".