A court has thrown out a morbidly obese worker's claim that his employer took adverse action against him by deliberately offering him roles he couldn't physically perform, before sacking him.
A workplace health and safety officer who claimed he was paid $130,000 a year to provide advice, rather than enforce compliance, was lawfully dismissed for failing to ensure his employer's sites complied with WHS laws or conduct random drug tests, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld the rejection of an enterprise agreement providing for split shifts, while a union has announced a national day of action against such shift arrangements, claiming they cause fatigue and high injury rates.
A commission has overturned the dismissal of a worker who attempted to punch a member of the public in a road rage incident, after finding the other person instigated the incident and provoked him.
A safety regulator unlawfully allowed Pike River Coal's Australian CEO to pay a $3.41 million reparation bill - through his insurance policy - in lieu of being prosecuted in relation to 29 deaths, New Zealand's highest court has found.
A worker who sent his manager an explicit photo while texting him about a work matter was fairly dismissed, a commission has found, rejecting his contention that he didn't breach any codes of conduct or safety rules because he used his private mobile phone.
The High Court has upheld a ruling on the interaction of health and safety representatives and Federal right-of-entry laws, refusing permission to WorkSafe Victoria and a union official to challenge the full Federal Court judgment.
A labour-hire company has been refused special leave to appeal to the High Court against a ruling that it was liable to indemnify a host-employer for the $800,000 paid to a worker who was injured after the supply contract between the parties formally lapsed.
A worker's refusal to provide her employer with medical information from her drunken visit to a hospital emergency room was not a valid reason to terminate her employment, a commission has found.
A former CFMEU president's serious safety and right-of-entry breaches included using one employee's swipe card to swipe multiple employees out of a worksite, making it impossible for managers to track personnel numbers, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
