Browsing: WHS decisions (National)


THU
3:19PM

Contractor management and safety compliance

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.


TUE
3:00PM

Moonlighting for Uber raised fatigue, sick-leave concerns

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.


TUE
12:45PM

Permit holders breached OHS rules on blocked path

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.


FRI
2:12PM

Full bench upholds synthetic-cannabis sacking

A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld the dismissal of a worker accused of smoking synthetic cannabis "at or near" his workplace, after he crashed into two residential properties while driving home after night shift.



MON
12:42PM

Full bench quashes reinstatement of injured skydiver

An employer "properly" relied on an occupational therapist's assessment of a worker, who sustained serious injuries in a skydiving incident, when it dismissed him for being unable to safely perform his role, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found in the latest of a series of decisions on the matter.


FRI
3:57PM

FRI
2:04PM

Simple step sinks anti-bullying application

A major employer has resolved an anti-bullying application to the Fair Work Commission by complying with a simple recommendation to remove two alleged bullies from a disciplinary process involving the applicant.


TUE
3:56PM

High Court and WASCA reject injury claims

The High Court has rejected an injured worker's appeal against a decision quashing his $1.5 million damages award, while an appeal court has rejected another man's claim that he sustained a work-related injury three days after receiving a termination payment.


THU
2:52PM

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