A major employer that took adverse action against an injured worker, before demonstrating a "disturbing level of recalcitrance" in a string of proceedings on the matter, has been fined and ordered to compensate the worker.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a worker who tested positive for cannabis after a forklift accident, finding he "recklessly" consumed the substance just before starting a shift and not outside the employer's recommended "window of detection", as he contended.
The High Court has found that a jury should have been allowed to hear and consider an injured worker's claim that her employer breached OHS regulations on hazardous manual tasks.
The Fair Work Commission has issued anti-bullying orders banning picketing union members from harassing a replacement workforce or holding up offensive signs.
A worker's claims that her manager over-worked and micromanaged her were driven by revenge, a commission has found in rejecting the worker's application for stop-bullying orders.
A commissioner has upheld the dismissal of a worker whose reckless safety breach didn't come to light until after he was sacked for unsubstantiated reasons.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker's application for stop-bullying orders, but stressed that the employer could have "significantly curtailed" the proceedings if it had been more honest about the worker's employment future.
An OHSS lawyer has outlined the circumstances in which employers can rely on the safety expertise of contractors, and warned against getting the "wrong idea" about two major judgments quashing OHS convictions.
A shift worker, whose second job as an Uber driver was discovered when he picked up a manager, was fairly sacked for failing to respond to his employer's concerns about fatigue, a commission has found.
Two entry permit holders breached the OHS requirements of the Fair Work Act by walking down a construction-site pathway blocked by bollards, a judge has found, despite acknowledging that a foreman and workers also used the path.
