A young Queensland worker who suffered back injuries in a dump truck incident, and then aggravated those injuries in another truck incident during her second day in alternative duties, has been awarded $1.4 million in damages.
The Ai Group has used the results of its annual CEO survey to call for less onerous OHS and IR laws, but do CEOs really believe safety laws inhibit growth?
A worker who claims she was forced to resign from her employment because her workplace wasn't safe, after a manager allegedly elbowed her down a flight of stairs, has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected.
Some workers could be bound by the conditions of a stop-bullying order for decades, in theory, with the Fair Work Commission not being required to apply timeframes or expiry dates to orders.
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Managers set the tone for respectful and harassment-free workplaces and should be careful when taking part in a swearing culture, the Queensland IRC has stressed in awarding an injured worker compensation.
The anti-bullying application that led to a finding that the Fair Work Commission could consider pre-2014 incidents in such cases has been dismissed because the applicant's employer isn't a constitutionally-covered business.
An employer has been found guilty of breaching Queensland's mirror WHS Act in a case, according to a leading safety lawyer, that demonstrates how important it is for companies to challenge questionable prohibition or improvement notices.
Employers can detect and reduce the risks associated with working in hot environments by monitoring workers' heart rates and body temperatures, and looking for symptoms such as nausea and headaches, US researchers say.
