Three ACT employers have been ordered to pay injured workers nearly $1.5 million in damages. In separate proceedings, the Supreme Court found one of the employers had an "unsatisfactory" system for storing and lifting files, while another failed to identify and eliminate hazards at a building site.
Two Queensland workers who were assaulted by colleagues have lost their breach of contract claims, after the District Court found the attacks weren't reasonably foreseeable.
A health and safety rep, who was accused of repeatedly pushing an office door into his manager, was fairly dismissed, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled in finding the manager had no reason to lie about the incident.
In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
A law firm that advised an injured nurse against suing her employer for loss of earnings - after she was told to "duck" when dealing with a violent patient, and subsequently kicked in the neck - has been ordered to pay her $372,000 in damages.
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