A judge has found that it would be unjust and unreasonable for an employer to continue varying a worker's roster for safety reasons - relating to a domestic violence incident - because it hadn't developed a safety plan in consultation with the man.
An employer that unfairly dismissed a victim of domestic violence has been ordered to pay $30,000 in costs, in addition to the $27,500 penalty imposed on it last year.
Working in an environment where "robust language" is commonplace does not excuse acts or threats of violence, a commission has ruled in upholding the sacking of a supervisor who threatened to knock out a colleague.
In a long-running dispute involving the High Court "interval" test, a tribunal has found that a worker's fight injuries occurred in the course of his employment, but he "unreasonably submitted to an abnormal risk of injury".
A worker was fairly dismissed for telling a WHS manager there was "going to be another Columbine" if his safety complaints weren't addressed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Reducing occupational violence in the healthcare sector hinges on simplifying reporting systems and improving workplace safety cultures, a report from a Victorian taskforce has found.
Researchers have identified the worker groups at greatest risk of customer-perpetrated violence, and called for a standardised management tool for "diagnosing, reporting and preventing" workplace violence.
