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An injured worker, whose medical assessment "changed dramatically" after she was warned that her job was under threat, was fairly dismissed for failing to engage in her employer's efforts to properly determine her fitness, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Australian researchers have developed a special hierarchy of controls for tackling psychosocial hazards such as bullying and harassment, and outlined a best-practice approach to risk assessment.

The winners of the 2014 Comcare Awards have been announced, with four of the victors and runners-up being the subject of recent OHS Alert case studies. Also in this article, Safe Work Australia is urging workers to become safety ambassadors.

New workers' compensation regulations have taken effect in NSW and Queensland, while NSW's Finance Minister has claimed that returning injured workers to work by an average of just one day earlier could save the WorkCover scheme millions of dollars.

An employer that relied on its OHS manager's "unqualified medical opinion" of an injured worker's capacity has been ordered by a judge to find him suitable employment within the organisation.

Injured workers are "ill-prepared for the emotional experience" of the workers' comp system, and should be provided with peer support, a new report says.

Workers running the drug-testing gauntlet, survey reveals; Being crushed a leading cause of work deaths; Comcare tops RTW scorecard; and Presumptive cancer compensation promised for NT firefighters.

A business owner who sacked an injured worker because she was on leave when he sold his business has been ordered to pay her nearly $19,000 in compensation.

The Northern Territory is likely to become the next jurisdiction to introduce UK-style "fit notes" for injured workers, under one of 58 recommendations for change to its workers' comp scheme.

An employer's claim that an injured worker was no longer entitled to incapacity payments because he could work full-time has been rejected, after the AAT found suitable duties weren't offered.