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Construction companies will be required to test their workers for drugs and alcohol to be eligible for Victorian Government contracts, under a controversial plan to amend the industry's Code of Practice announced this morning.
A Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions solicitor was unfairly sacked for "misconduct" after his bouts of depression affected his work performance, attendance and conduct, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission received 44 applications for anti-workplace-bullying orders in January, well short of the foreshadowed average of nearly 70 a week.
An ACT employer that failed to instruct a worker not to unload and carry heavy equipment on his own has been ordered to pay him $752,000 in damages, after he sustained a serious ankle injury.
Two Victorian employers fined over falling object; Qld PCBUs advised to assess new remote-work requirements; and Grace period over for old WorkCover WA forms.
A NSW worker who raised concerns about repetitively manoeuvring 112kg items while lying on his stomach in a confined space, before being injured, has been awarded damages in the Supreme Court.
Employers that rely heavily on contractors are being reminded of the expanded duty of care under the model WHS Act, after a study found most of Australia's biggest real estate and property companies include little or no safety information in company reports.
In a long-running dispute, an injured worker who claims Comcare should cover the costs of obtaining a modified motor vehicle has had his claim rejected by a full Federal Court.
An injured worker who claimed his whole person impairment (WPI) should be assessed by an American guide instead of Comcare's assessment guide has been denied workers' compensation in the AAT.
The model Work Health and Safety Regulations have been updated to incorporate 63 technical amendments that "correct inadvertent errors, clarify policy intent and address workability issues".
