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A company that restructured one of its worker's roles after she suffered an anxiety disorder has been found to have taken unlawful adverse action against her because of her mental condition.

A worker who was sacked for refusing to see a company doctor before returning to work after injury will have to continue his two-year battle against the decision alone, after the Federal Court rejected his bid to have his union joined to the case.

An employer unfairly sacked a worker for ignoring a supervisor and one of its golden safety rules, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in finding he didn't disobey instructions.

An employer took adverse action against an injured worker by changing his 90-hour week to a part-time arrangement after he claimed workers' compensation, the Federal Circuit Court has found.

An injured worker's claim that he was entitled to return home immediately after clocking on because he was "on call" has been rejected in an unfair dismissal dispute.

A manager who was sacked over a safety breach has been granted an extension of time to pursue his unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission found his employer had given him the false impression that his dismissal might be reversed.

• Worker wasn't sacked for complaining to safety regulator; and
  
• Blood-test Bill protects all emergency workers in SA.

An employer was entitled to sack a worker for deliberately disobeying its zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy, even though there was no evidence his drug-taking caused a safety incident, a full Federal Court has confirmed.

The Fair Work Commission has upheld a company's sacking of a supervisor who risked a "catastrophic explosion" when he interrupted the operation of plant to conduct training and left it running unsafely for several hours.

The Fair Work Commission has found that an employer will be in breach of the Fair Work Act if it dismisses an injured worker - who is unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role - while he receives income support from a "sick leave pool".