A Queensland employer, whose induction documents didn't clearly explain its traffic management rules, has been ordered to pay damages to a truck driver who was injured in a forklift incident.
An injured Tasmanian worker with diabetes wasn't discriminated against when his employer and supervisor refused to provide him with extra break time to inject himself with insulin, the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has found.
A NSW employer and its sole director have been fined a total of nearly $290,000, for engaging in sham contracting and undermining safety by failing to pay workers for "waiting time".
A recent unfair dismissal case - successfully defended by an employer - shows how important it is for employers to carefully consider the capacity of absent injured workers, according to workplace relations lawyer Michael Selinger.
Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd has been ordered to pay two workers, in South Australia and NSW, weekly workers' compensation, after they sustained back injuries from repetitively lifting heavy objects.
A Western Australian worker, who claimed she fell from a front-end loader's side steps because there were no upper handrails to grab on to, has failed to prove her employer is liable for her injuries.
A NSW worker who tried to commit suicide, after one of a series of underperformance meetings, has been awarded workers' compensation, after the WCC found his psychological injury arose from a heavy workload and managerial abuse, and not drug dependency, as claimed by his employer.
A new guide on promoting mental health and wellbeing at work has busted a host of myths surrounding workers with mental illness, and explains how leaders can recognise and respond to mental ill health.
