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There is a "qualitative difference" between swearing in the workplace and swearing at a colleague, the Fair Work Commission has affirmed, in finding an employer fairly sacked a worker for verbally abusing his manager.
Union "abuses" of safety issues would be reduced if each relevant jurisdiction followed Queensland's lead on amending model WHS right-of-entry provisions, according to Master Builders Australia.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a worker who threatened to shoot his supervisor was fairly sacked, and found the supervisor had reasonable grounds to be concerned about his safety.
An employer that asked a worker to look for another job "for OH&S reasons" after he suffered heart problems has failed to defend an adverse action claim in the Federal Circuit Court.
Workplace bullying policies and procedures aren't working, and employers need a new approach instead of "putting their heads in the sand" and thinking everything will be OK, professional speaker and trainer Blythe Rowe says.
A sick worker who was sacked after being absent for more than 10 months can claim adverse action, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled, finding a dismissal can still be unlawful beyond the three months considered "temporary absence" under the Fair Work Act.
The Fair Work Commission has refused to suppress the name of an employer and an individual subject to a bullying claim, but has warned a worker against publicly revealing their identities before the hearing.
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The Fair Work Commission has refused to suppress the name of an employer and an individual subject to a bullying claim, but has warned a worker against publicly revealing their identities before the hearing.
Employers are being encouraged to host morning teas, yoga classes, and trivia competitions to reduce stress as part of Lifeline Australia's Stress Down Day this week.
Two South Australian employers, including one that failed to act on a manager's safety warning, have been fined more than $190,000 in separate proceedings, after two workers were injured in falls down voids.
