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A worker who believed his employer didn't take its safety obligations seriously was lawfully sacked for abusing his supervisor after he hurt his back, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employer was entitled to sack rather than warn a worker for failing a drug test because he knowingly attended work while unfit, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A major employer has failed to overturn a finding that an injured worker's health assessment should only apply to his current restricted role. In another case, a commissioner has found a worker was unfairly sacked after threatening to "go postal".

A Fair Work Commissioner has expressed astonishment at an employer's lack of courtesy in telling an injured worker it needed to meet with her to discuss her return-to-work program, before sacking her without notice just hours after the meeting.

Employers are entitled to direct employees to attend a company-nominated doctor before returning to work after injury in circumstances where that return could create unacceptable health and safety risks, the Federal Court has ruled in a long-running dispute.

An experienced worker was validly dismissed for failing to instruct his crew before performing a "simple" crane lift, which resulted in an injury, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

A worker has failed to convince a judge that her employer knew she was suffering from depression when it disciplined her for performance issues because she sobbed throughout the disciplinary meeting.

An employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker accused of unsafely driving a vehicle and causing a rollover, after the Fair Work Commission found the company relied on an inconclusive report from an expert when it sacked the man.

A coalition of business leaders has released a new guide explaining how employers can significantly reduce the prevalence and impact of domestic violence through a three-level model. Also in this article, the Fair Work Commission has rejected an appeal against a domestic-violence-related ruling.

A worker who was stood down with pay and told to lose weight so he could safely perform his role, and then sacked after he gained 10kg, has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.