Worker rightly sacked for ignoring safety alarm; Duty holders fined for hand tool and helmet breaches; Video safety alert for forklifts and other warnings issued by regulators; and Fatigue exemption extended for heavy vehicle drivers in Queensland.
A "belligerent" employee was unfairly sacked after he committed a major safety breach and failed to prevent a production delay, a Fair Work Commission full bench has confirmed - but it has slashed the man's payout.
A NSW employer should have considered fining, demoting or counselling a worker instead of sacking him after he squeezed five women's breasts at a work Christmas function, the IRC has ruled.
Breaching an employer's zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy isn't always grounds for dismissal, according to the Fair Work Commission, which has found a worker who smoked marijuana the night before a ferry incident was unfairly sacked.
An employer unfairly replaced a worker on sick leave with a permanent employee after she didn't answer its phone calls, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A worker who claims she was forced to resign from her employment because her workplace wasn't safe, after a manager allegedly elbowed her down a flight of stairs, has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a workplace bully to refrain from commenting on his victim's clothes or appearance, as well as imposing a condition on the victim, in its first substantive anti-bullying order.
Two train drivers - one with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and another who suffered a stroke - were fairly sacked after being off work for more than 18 months, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Director sacked worker with cancer to avoid sick-leave bill; Mine Safety Commissioner issues special alert after spate of deaths; and Collision, explosion and other incidents prompt new alerts and guides.
