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A major employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker who was sacked for starting a fight, while the Victorian Government has introduced a new system for responding to patient violence in public hospitals.

A team leader who claimed his psychiatric injury was caused by being bullied by his supervisor has been denied workers' compensation, after the AAT found the supervisor's actions "simply did not fit" the dictionary definition of bullying.

Alcohol causes one in five sickies and many work deaths; Workers urged to beware measles symptoms; and How to manage the risks of horse-related injuries.

A health and safety rep was fairly sacked for backdating a job hazard analysis after his safety manager told him to, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An alleged victim of workplace bullying has failed to convince a Commissioner that the Fair Work Act's new anti-bullying provisions should be construed in favour of "all Australians".

Bullying and work-pressure claims costing employers thousands; and WA hints at expanding compensation rights for asbestos victims.

Employers are being warned that workers with gambling problems are at increased risk of disrupting their colleagues, taking more sick leave and being dishonest.

An upcoming review of South Australia's mirror WHS Act will focus on how often union officials have used their new workplace entry rights, as required by a deal made with "no pokies" MLC John Darley two years ago.

The average office desk has four hundred times more bacteria than a toilet seat and is likely to house the common cold virus, making workers sick, an economic-impact report says.

An anti-bullying applicant isn't at risk of ongoing workplace bullying at ANZ Bank because he was sacked after lodging his claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.