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A sacked injured worker, who claims he lodged his unfair dismissal application 53 days late because he needed to pursue his workers' comp entitlements first, has been denied an extension of time.

The Productivity Commission is calling for comments on any unintended consequences of Australia's new anti-bullying laws, and other safety-related provisions, as part of its broad inquiry into the workplace relations system.

• Queensland Labor promises to reverse WHS amendments;
  
• Abetz renews attack on Victoria's decision to dump Code; and
  
• Victoria launches inquiry into "cancer cluster".

A worker's claim that she failed a drug test because her drink was spiked during her roster break was scientifically implausible, a commissioner has found, but he commended her employer for properly investigating the issue before sacking her.

The Federal Court has quashed an earlier ruling that a worker's psychological injury is compensable because her employer's recruitment process was potentially biased.

Two BHP Coal workers who were sacked for unsafely using their mobile phones while operating heavy machinery have successfully challenged their dismissals in the Fair Work Commission.

A recent full Federal Court decision confirms that an employee's poor performance or misconduct cannot be excused automatically by a medical condition, according to law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.

A study on the link between excessive work hours, alcohol abuse and injuries shows employees shouldn't work more than 48 hours a week, including overtime, European researchers say.

A Federal Court full bench has upheld an employer's appeal against an adverse action claim, after it found a dismissed worker's misconduct wasn't linked to his depression.

The Fair Work Commission has found an employer was entitled to sack a 65-year-old worker, who suffered a string of injuries, because he was unable to comply with its "physical demands" document.