Carlton and United Beverages has been criticised for failing to apply its employee assistance program to a worker with a drinking problem who it dismissed for stealing alcohol, but has been granted a stay of the order to reinstate him, pending its appeal.
The AIRC has approved the introduction of a urine drug testing regime at a Northern Territory mine, subject to a number of conditions including that the company must develop a broader fitness for work regime and continually review scientific literature for evidence of more effective techniques.
Bendigo Bank has developed and implemented its own anciliary compensation system for its employees, after its premiums skyrocketed following the introduction of Victoria's workers' compensation reforms.
WorkCover NSW CEO Jon Blackwell said today that reducing the scheme's deficit is a major priority, and this makes premium reductions unlikely in the immediate future.
Giant building products company Boral reduced its workers' compensation costs last financial year by 26 per cent, after implementing best practice OHS management systems to reduce accident rates.
SA WorkCover has stabilised its funding ratio over the past financial year, but doesn't expect to see any significant short-term progress in its financial position.
In an important ruling, the Supreme Court of Tasmania has clarified the circumstances in which labour hire companies can sue host employers to recover compensation paid to workers who are injured as a result of their negligence.
In a decision that further clarifies workers' compensation liabilities for injuries that occur during work breaks, a South Australian tribunal has found a worker who was hit by a car on his way to get food was not injured in the course of his employment.
