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WED

2:15PM

Welding work, not 20-year smoking history, caused lung cancer

A welder has won compensation for lung cancer, after the Victorian County Court found his work - not his 20-year smoking history - caused the disease.

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WED

12:11PM

"Hell hole" workplace caused worker's psych injury

A worker who described his former workplace as a "hell hole on earth" has been awarded workers' compensation, after the NSW WCC found a "toxic" relationship with his manager caused his psychological injury.

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TUE

11:30AM

Employer cleared of damages liability to worker who kicked heavy load

An experienced labourer, who tried to move heavy items by kicking them, has failed in a damages claim to prove his employers didn't instruct him on correct manual handling techniques.

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FRI

2:26PM

Worker's psych injury not severe enough for damages

A worker's claim that she was entitled to damages for a neck and subsequent psychological injury has been rejected in the Victorian Court of Appeal, after it found her injuries weren't considered serious.

WED

2:39PM

Swearing culture didn't mitigate worker's conduct towards manager

There is a "qualitative difference" between swearing in the workplace and swearing at a colleague, the Fair Work Commission has affirmed, in finding an employer fairly sacked a worker for verbally abusing his manager.

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WED

12:24PM

Enquiry about private party constituted encouragement to attend: Commission

An employer is liable to compensate a worker who was seriously injured at a private party at its premises, after the NSW WCC found its director encouraged her to attend by asking if she would be there.

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MON

2:52PM

Genuine fears for safety warranted sacking of worker

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a worker who threatened to shoot his supervisor was fairly sacked, and found the supervisor had reasonable grounds to be concerned about his safety.

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FRI

1:39PM

Support person role led to compensable psych injury

A worker who suffered a psychological injury after acting as a support person in a disciplinary process is entitled to workers' compensation.

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FRI

11:31AM

Alternative employment request 'for safety' amounted to dismissal

An employer that asked a worker to look for another job "for OH&S reasons" after he suffered heart problems has failed to defend an adverse action claim in the Federal Circuit Court.

THU

1:56PM

Record $2.2m payout for mesothelioma sufferer

BHP Billiton Ltd has been ordered to pay a former Newcastle Steelworks employee with mesothelioma a record $2.2 million in damages, in a landmark NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal decision today.

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