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THU
2:06PM

EOC targets work safety standards in law firms again; WHS professionals asked to give presentations

Workers in the legal profession will reveal whether their employers are complying with their proactive duties to tackle bullying and harassment, under a follow-up equal opportunity review announced in South Australia. Meanwhile, safety professionals have been asked to apply to present on ideas for improving WHS outcomes in Tasmania.


THU
12:17PM

Mental distress risks surging in university sector

A major study traversing the past four years has revealed that students are the most frequent perpetrators of digital harassment of Australia's university staff, and senior managers in the sector are not doing enough to safeguard workers' psychological health.


MON
12:24PM

FWC rejects sacked worker's safety claims, highlights seriousness of his Twitter posts

A worker has unsuccessfully claimed he was unfairly sacked for raising safety concerns, with a commission hearing a safety regulator investigated and dismissed his concerns, and finding he was sacked for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role.


FRI
1:49PM

Injured worker not given a chance to respond to alleged complaints, "even to this day"

A worker who was required to take on management duties and sack a worker, despite not being trained in such processes, has been awarded compensation for a psychological injury, with a commission rejecting her employer's reasonable-action defence.


WED
3:27PM

WED
1:20PM

Injured worker cleared of abandoning employment, FWC questions capacity determinations

A psychologically injured worker has been given the green light to pursue an unfair dismissal remedy, after his employer wrongly determined, from his prolonged absence, that he had abandoned his employment.


TUE
3:57PM

Regulator denied access to chunk of $1.25m settlement

A regulator's claim that to prevent double-dipping it is entitled to recover compensation payments from a worker who received a s-x-discrimination settlement, could, if accepted, have a "chilling effect on the bringing of such complaints" and undermine anti-discrimination laws, a full Federal Court has warned.


TUE
11:32AM

Consultation failings preceded teenage worker's death

Two PCBUs that failed to consult on task planning and mechanical aids have been fined over a teenager's death, while a business owner with a long history of safety breaches has been fined for endangering motorists through the performance of "poor quality" work next to a highway.



MON
12:56PM

WHS rule didn't require official to be "escorted": full Court

A full Federal Court has partially overturned a ruling made against a union and an official accused of refusing to comply with a worksite's WHS requirements, finding the site's rules only required the official to be "accompanied" rather than "escorted".


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