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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.

The Federal Court has fined 23 workers $1000 each for walking off a job for health reasons, after finding low water pressure in the job site's bathrooms didn't pose an "imminent risk" to health and safety.

The Fair Work Act is quiet on who can be subjected to an anti-bullying order, and employers could be forced to stop dealing with particular customers or suppliers accused of bullying, according to IR expert Professor Andrew Stewart.

An employer took adverse action against an injured worker by changing his 90-hour week to a part-time arrangement after he claimed workers' compensation, the Federal Circuit Court has found.