A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected a worker's contention that his employer's policy for workers to disclose any medication they take didn't apply to his use of Nurofen Plus.
A Fair Work Commissioner has referred a major employer to a WHS regulator, after finding a worker was allowed to return to work immediately after threatening to commit suicide.
A study of more than 15,000 workers has found that workplace change, especially changes in management, causes a rise in the use of anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs among workers.
In a case prompting renewed calls for industrial manslaughter laws, a PCBU that failed to comply with its own safety management manual or apply available controls has been convicted over a death, while another employer has been fined over a painter's fatal fall.
In a decision highlighting the importance of clear workplace drug and alcohol policies, a commission has awarded $17,795 to a worker who was sacked for failing to declare he was taking Nurofen Plus.
Employers need to put in place far more comprehensive management plans for handling mental health emergencies in FIFO workplaces, according to one of 18 recommendations from a major new study on the mental health of FIFO workers.
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A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld the dismissal of an elected health and safety rep, whose mistreatment of contractors preceded a suicide attempt. Meanwhile, a Qantas worker has reiterated his claim that he inadvertently consumed more than a dozen standard alcoholic drinks on the night before a shift.
In a timely decision given Tasmania's commitment to presumptive workers' compensation for public servants with post-traumatic stress disorder, a NSW judge has awarded compensation to a paramedic who developed the disorder after her ambulance killed a pedestrian.
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has supported an employer's "fair play model" for dealing with workplace conduct, in an appeal from a worker in a safety-sensitive role who was sacked for returning a positive drug test.
