In a case highlighting the broad reach of the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions, a commissioner has found that a "worker" is entitled to apply for stop-bullying orders against a resort's residents and members of its bodies corporate.
Employers are entitled to direct employees to attend a company-nominated doctor before returning to work after injury in circumstances where that return could create unacceptable health and safety risks, the Federal Court has ruled in a long-running dispute.
Five Victorian employers have been fined for exclusion zone breaches and other safety failures, while a man has been convicted of workers' comp fraud. In Queensland, a company has been fined just $15,000 for a guarding breach, despite being prosecuted for similar offences twice before.
A union organiser did "as much as he could" to notify an employer of his upcoming site visit to investigate asbestos concerns, a commission has found in rejecting the employer's bid to have his WHS entry permit revoked.
A worker died from carbon monoxide poisoning while using PPE attached to a diesel air compressor that his employer hadn't maintained, a coronial inquest has found.
A worker has been denied damages for an injury caused by kneeling down to access a power point, after a court rejected her claim her employer was negligent in failing to ensure all equipment was within reach.
An employer's failure to ensure its safety documents covered all of its operations, and not just its "main game", contributed to a young worker's death, a coroner has found.
