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• "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.

A worker who was sacked for refusing to see a company doctor before returning to work after injury will have to continue his two-year battle against the decision alone, after the Federal Court rejected his bid to have his union joined to the case.

A Telstra employee who believed his workload was excessive has been awarded workers' compensation for a stress-related injury, with the AAT finding it was irrelevant that others coped with equal or greater demands.

The Federal Court has rejected an injured worker's claim that his employer took adverse action against him by exposing him to a manager's abusive "dressing down" and failing to offer him a return-to-work plan.

• First-aid kits and driving plans required by Safe Rates order; and
  
• Discrimination inquiry examining obstacles faced by older workers.

An employer acted reasonably in transferring a sick worker to a role that could better "absorb" her frequent absenteeism, a tribunal has found.

PCBUs are being advised to follow seven steps when developing or updating an independent contractor management plan, and to ensure they can provide safety inspectors with proof of their WHS compliance.

An employer unfairly sacked a worker for ignoring a supervisor and one of its golden safety rules, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in finding he didn't disobey instructions.