Employers that implement drug testing often do so to seize the moral high ground over workers, and ignore their contribution to employees' behaviour, according to Monash University academics.
A company director charged with OHS breaches has failed in his bid to prove the NSW IRC in Court Session has no jurisdiction to hear prosecutions against individuals.
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a new forklift safety booklet following a three-year project conducted by the Monash University Accident Research Centre.
The NSW IRC in Court Session has referred to the NSW Government a full bench ruling in which it criticises the absence of appeal rights against interlocutory judgments.
The Tasmania Law Reform Institute is looking into options for punishing instances of industrial manslaughter, and has published an issues paper on the use of criminal sanctions against organisations.
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A mine worker's "self-help approach" following a traumatic incident was not unreasonable, the Queensland Supreme Court has ruled, in upholding a decision to allow his late claim for compensation for post traumatic stress disorder to proceed.
SA's WorkCover Corporation has entered into an exclusive agreement with a law firm to provide its legal services, in an attempt to save on claims costs.
