A Commonwealth employee, who collapsed at his desk after receiving a critical email from his supervisor, has lost his bid for incapacity payments. Also in this article, a Western Australian employer has been fined over an amputation.
An Australia Post employee, who was on a RTW plan for eight years and then resigned because he felt the work was "meaningless" and demoralising, has had his workers' compensation claim dismissed.
Supervisors must not underestimate the importance of restrictions placed on workers with injuries, the Victorian Supreme Court has stressed, after a labour-hire worker aggravated a back injury when he was instructed by his supervisor to lift heavy boxes.
In what was a busy day for safety today, Australia's 10-year work health and safety strategy was officially launched, the Safety Ambassador of the Year was announced, and an interpretive guideline on the entry provisions of the model WHS Act was released.
A worker who aggravated a degenerative thumb condition, while handling "single sheets of paper" as part of her RTW plan, is entitled to workers' compensation, a tribunal has found.
WHS bullying Code "prohibits" eye-rolling, says Abetz; WorkCover SA's controversial medical panels to be scrapped; and South Australian Safe Work winners announced.
Helpline for distressed workers expanded nationally; Work and farm fatality reports reveal high vehicle toll; and Safety and security alerts issued in Victoria and Queensland.
Consultation and upstream duties clarified in new harmonisation guide; NSW doctors directed to focus on injured workers' work capacity; Unions to monitor workers' comp cap "statement"; and OHS regulations too complex for many employers: survey.
Safe Work Week events underway; SWA releases fatality report, serious-claim fact sheets and nanomaterial documents; and NSW employers given three months to improve their RTW programs.
