FWA full bench dismisses Endeavour Energy's urine-test appeal; Control measures outlined after Victorian trench collapse; Western Australian inspectors investigating machinery death; WA and Queensland regulators issue fatality and fatigue alerts; and NT Coroner recommends load-cover requirements after road death.
A NSW scientist who took 21 months off work due to "widespread musculoskeletal pain" has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected, after the IRC found her employer took reasonable steps to accommodate her limitations.
A Commonwealth employee who was punched by a co-worker during a coffee break has had his arm-injury claim rejected, after the AAT found the break was not part of his employment.
First-aid fraudster loses adverse-action claim; Tasmania to extend compensation limitations for asbestos victims; and Younger men among increasing mesothelioma death toll.
An ATO employee, who fell from a stretcher and fractured her elbow while being carted to an ambulance, has been denied workers' compensation. Also in this article, a NSW worker has been awarded compensation for a vacuuming injury.
A legal advisor has won compensation for a psych injury after the AAT found a negative "mid-year review" did not fall within the meaning of "administrative action". Also in this article, a worker has been denied compensation for a psych injury after a performance meeting was found to be reasonable.
A worker who was seriously injured after positioning himself in a "pinch point zone" was fairly dismissed for safety breaches, Fair Work Australia has found.
A supervisor who was discovered resting in a pre-start room with a "fatigued" co-worker was rightly demoted for breaching his employer's "napping guidelines" and putting the safety of others at risk, Fair Work Australia has found.
