The inquiry into allegations of bullying against Victorian Small Business Minister Adem Somyurek - who resigned yesterday - considered the merits of referring the matter to police for investigation and prosecution under "Brodie's law", a Government report has revealed.
An employer that forced a domestic violence victim to resign has been ordered to pay her $27,500, in a case that "highlights the dangers of employers going for the 'quick fix' rather than dealing with the complexity of domestic violence".
Employers urgently need to develop specific workplace interventions for both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, according to Canadian researchers, who describe the issue as a "significant form of workplace violence".
A worker who was sacked after he "went well beyond defending himself" in a workplace scuffle was harshly dismissed because of his lengthy service, but shouldn't be reinstated, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A commissioner has found that a worker who sustained permanent head injuries in a workplace fight isn't entitled to compensation because he could have avoided the altercation, but noted that his employer did little to prevent it.
A worker who was assaulted at a work Christmas party has been denied damages on appeal, after a court confirmed a duty holder couldn't have foreseen that a group of boisterous drinkers would become violent.
A FIFO worker who was attacked at a mining-camp tavern wasn't injured during an "ordinary recess" in his employment, and the Hatzimanolis test didn't apply to his case, a tribunal has found.
Victorian agencies must do more to stamp out occupational violence in the healthcare sector, and ensure it's properly recorded, with current incident data describing punches and attempted strangulations as "mild" or "near miss", the State Auditor-General has found.
