A superior court has found a major employer harassed a female employee for suffering a gynaecological disability requiring extended absences, but stressed that employers aren't obliged to grant unpaid sick leave to such workers. Meanwhile, a s-xually-harassed apprentice has been awarded $30,000 in compensation.
A second PCBU has been fined after a young excavator operator's skull was pierced by a flying steel bar because his supervisor neglected to instruct him to close the vehicle's window.
A worker who accused his managers of engaging in a "witch hunt" on him has been denied compensation for a psychiatric injury, after a commission found he wrongly perceived reasonable supervision as micromanagement.
A judgment for a psychologically injured worker has sent an important reminder to employers that reasonable administrative action like a counselling meeting must be conducted reasonably.
A manager bullied his subordinates by humiliating them when they made errors or deviated from his interpretation of company practices, a commissioner has found, in stressing that a supervisory role does not involve teaching employees "a lesson".
A WHS fine imposed on an employer, after a worker sustained injuries resulting in quadriplegia, has been nearly doubled to $212,500 in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal.
Two employers have been fined for WHS breaches after a worker was killed by a 345kg pole and a company director was filmed walking along a crane boom. Meanwhile, a court has rejected a company owner's appeal against his lengthy manslaughter sentence.
A judge has highlighted inconsistencies in a major employer's voluminous induction and training materials, in awarding a worker who fell off a "safety step" more than $1 million in damages.
A major fast food chain has been convicted and fined $105,000 for WHS offences, after a 16-year old worker fell into a tank of hot oil left unattended by other inexperienced workers.
A supervisor was unfairly dismissed for failing to personally report a safety incident involving an unqualified employee and an overhead crane, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, after finding his employer's policies were unclear on exactly how and when incidents should be reported.
