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Damages awarded to a worker, whose injuries were caused by her employer's OHS breaches, have been increased by $13,500 on appeal, but not to $1.46 million, as the worker claimed they should be.
An employer did not have a duty to protect the psychological health of a worker from investigation letters blaming her for a physical altercation that left her with injuries, an appeal court has confirmed.
A company could have lawfully terminated a worker's contract for accusing an HR manager of causing a fatality. Instead, it has been ordered to pay him compensation, after it dismissed him over a "relatively minor" incident several weeks later.
A commission has upheld a final warning issued to a worker for refusing to undertake a third drug test, after he provided an "extremely hot" first urine sample, and provided the second sample without making any noise.
A major employer that was aware of a worker's psychiatric vulnerability, but left her under the supervision of an abrasive manager, has been ordered to pay her $625,345 in damages.
Employers have been urged to ensure their contractors have the skills to manage fatigue, after three companies were found liable for a worker's car-crash injuries and $1.25 million damages bill.
An employer has been convicted and fined after its "controlling mind" opted for an inferior method for supporting the walls of a deep trench, which led to the trench collapsing and trapping him and another worker.
A worker who incorrectly lowered a loading platform more than 300 times in 18 months, before falling onto a concrete floor, was "wholly responsible" for his injuries, a court has ruled.
A major employer has been ordered to return an injured worker to his pre-injury role, after the Fair Work Commission found the asserted inherent requirements of the role weren't essential features of his duties.
