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The Federal Circuit Court has rejected an injured worker's claim that an employer took adverse action against him in refusing to hire him after he failed a functional assessment.

A highly-paid HSE advisor, who claims his role involved little more than "tick and flick" work, has been blocked from pursuing an unfair dismissal claim.

Department of Defence executives named as respondents in a stop-bullying application have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that their names should be suppressed because the case is likely to be reported in the media.

A worker who repeatedly refused to shave his goatee to ensure his PPE fit properly was fairly dismissed, even though he offered to provide his own alternative protection, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected a safety manager's unfair dismissal claim, finding he provided colleagues with impractical safety advice and sent abusive personal emails using his professional LinkedIn account.

Negative psychosocial safety climates are significantly related to workers suffering musculoskeletal disorders and claiming workers' compensation, Australian researchers have found.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an earlier finding that a worker was performance-managed rather than bullied by his employer, and stressed that the FWC doesn't need to investigate every issue raised in an anti-bullying application.

• "Boys being boys" claim rejected after glass threat;
  
• Stressed worker loses adverse action appeal; and
  
• FWC full bench finds drink-spiking claim implausible.

A company that restructured one of its worker's roles after she suffered an anxiety disorder has been found to have taken unlawful adverse action against her because of her mental condition.

WHS permit holders in Queensland will soon be able to enter work sites without giving 24 hours' notice.