A Victorian employer that developed a safe disposal process for dangerous goods but didn't properly ensure its workers followed it has been convicted and fined $50,000 after an explosion.
A recent case in the NSW IRC demonstrates how an employer can substantially reduce the fine it receives for an OHS offence through its actions after an incident.
Federal Workplace Relations Minister has used the 10th International Day of Mourning to call for improved safety for aged workers, while coming under attack from unions for his proposed changes to the federal IR system.
The Victorian Government plans to appeal the Federal Court's Optus decision to the High Court, WorkCover Minister John Lenders has confirmed, while announcing planned legislative amendments to discourage other employers from leaving the State's scheme.
The High Court has ruled that employers cannot make reinstatement conditional on a medical examination, in unanimously allowing an appeal by a worker who was sacked after refusing to undertake a dangerous task for which he hadn't been trained.
The SA Workers Compensation Tribunal has reinstated payments to a worker suspected of fraud, finding that under no circumstances is WorkCover entitled to ignore established discontinuance procedures.
