Seven Victorian employers have been fined a total of nearly $200,000 for safety breaches, while WorkSafe is reminding employers that new workers' compensation laws - and the regulator's new name - take effect on 1 July.
A worker who was required to meet with her manager after taking 21 weeks' leave in 15 months, and pretending her grandmother had died, has been denied workers' compensation for a psychological injury.
US researchers, and an Australian yoga instructor, have highlighted the importance of "prompting" workers to stand and stretch to reduce unhealthy sedentary time.
A national employer has reduced its workers' comp claims rate and costs by ensuring its injury management consultants contact all relevant parties within 24 hours of an injury or illness being reported.
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".
Senior managers have been sent a health and safety "wake-up call", with the ACT becoming the first jurisdiction to charge an officer under the harmonised WHS laws, following a fatality.
Employers are being warned that workers with gambling problems are at increased risk of disrupting their colleagues, taking more sick leave and being dishonest.
