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An employer that sacked a male worker for abusing a female colleague - his former lover - but didn't sack the colleague when she behaved in the same way, has been ordered to reinstate the man.

The return-to-work rate of injured workers who receive 'extensive' employer support is seven times higher than for those who receive no support, a Safe Work Australia survey has found. Also in this article, SWA has released a fact sheet on workers' comp laws relating to psychological injuries.

Worker rightly sacked for ignoring safety alarm; Duty holders fined for hand tool and helmet breaches; Video safety alert for forklifts and other warnings issued by regulators; and Fatigue exemption extended for heavy vehicle drivers in Queensland.

A workplace manager's application for stop-bullying orders against her employer and a subordinate has been rejected, with a Commissioner stressing that "reasonable management action" has a "wide meaning" under the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions.

A new workplace health and safety strategy, based on employee input, has helped an employer identify a "phenomenal" amount of hazards and significantly reduce manual handling injuries, according to its workplace health and safety coordinator.

A "belligerent" employee was unfairly sacked after he committed a major safety breach and failed to prevent a production delay, a Fair Work Commission full bench has confirmed - but it has slashed the man's payout.

A recent case involving a worker who was awarded $240,000 in damages - after being bullied for just 11 days - demonstrates how important it is to proactively respond to all workplace bullying complaints, according to employment and safety lawyer Hedy Cray.

Employees could be overworked and exposed to a vicious cycle of injury or illness if they are blocked from accruing annual leave while receiving workers' comp benefits, an inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment Bill has heard.

A NSW employer should have considered fining, demoting or counselling a worker instead of sacking him after he squeezed five women's breasts at a work Christmas function, the IRC has ruled.

Man fined for WHS "fixtures" breach after child killed; and Queensland replaces Harassment Code with anti-bullying guides.