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A commission has upheld the sacking of a worker who failed to comply with his employer's directions not to take photographs of alleged safety hazards in the workplace.

A worker who swore at his supervisors and intimidated other staff while attempting to make a workplace complaint has failed to convince a court that his subsequent dismissal constituted adverse action.

A Fair Work Commission full bench majority has stressed that family and domestic violence (FDV) is a "workplace issue that requires a workplace response", in finding that workers should have access to unpaid FDV leave and FDV-related carer's leave.

• Zero tolerance promised for height-safety blitz in NSW;
  
• Dangerous goods restrictions increased in WA; and
  
• Injured ADF members' access to rehab accelerated.

An appeals court has quashed a PTSD victim's $450,000 workplace damages award, after finding an earlier judgment failed to apply the "but for" test of causation.

• Anti-violence initiatives launched in Vic and WA;
  
• Harmonisation "architect" appointed OSH Commission chair;
  
• Average premium rate and "apprentice discount" announced in Qld; and
  
• SafeWork NSW responds to LPG explosion with blitz.

A major employer validly sacked a worker, who "played dumb" and refused to give money to a would-be robber, for endangering himself and others by ignoring emergency response procedures, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A commissioner has revealed that it was necessary to issue interim stop-bullying orders against two company directors and an employee last week to circumvent acts of violence and prevent other workers being drawn into the "unsavoury" dispute.

Two company directors and an employee have been ordered to refrain from making offensive or disparaging statements to each other and to avoid situations that could lead to violence, under interim stop-bullying orders.

• SWA reforms enable international collaboration;
  
• Qld promotes new Wiring Rules and issues fatality alert; and
  
• Anti-violence Bill defeated in Tas, but PTSD laws flagged.