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Employers have been warned of the pitfalls of relying on mediation and interventions, such as resilience training, to tackle workplace bullying.

An ACT bus driver, who suffered nervous shock after witnessing what he believed was the gory aftermath of a machine-gun massacre, has been awarded more than $500,000 in damages.

The Queensland IRC has rejected a worker's claim that he was conducting a role play on dealing with violent patients when he threatened to "smash" a female colleague's face through a door.

A worker who assaulted his supervisor has lost a long-running unfair dismissal case, even though a Fair Work Commission full bench found the employer failed to take any steps to eliminate the supervisor's bullying behaviour.

A NSW support services provider that failed to assess whether a mentally ill client was violent has been fined $115,000 for OHS breaches, after a worker was murdered by the client during an unauthorised home visit.

A Victorian employer that failed to properly instruct or monitor security contractors has been found primarily responsible for a security guard's injuries. Also in this article, the Queensland Supreme Court has rejected a security guard's claim that his injuries were caused by insufficient staff numbers.

Swearing at colleague constituted "threat of violence"; and New Safe Rates program expanded to six sectors.

Two NSW business owners have had their fines for obstructing and intimidating WorkCover inspectors more than doubled on appeal, after an Industrial Court full bench found the original fines didn't match the gravity of the offences.

A WorkCover medical panel fell into error when it found a worker's fantasies about murdering colleagues were symptoms of a pre-existing personality disorder, and not work-related, the Victorian Supreme Court has ruled in quashing the panel's assessment.

A worker, who claimed the aggressive emails and text messages he sent to colleagues were neither threatening nor work-related, was fairly sacked, the Fair Work Commission has found.