Browsing: Violence



FRI
3:51PM

"Ethically reprehensible" and repeatedly aggressive manager loses adverse action and WHS claims

A "critical and insensitive" manager who routinely swore at his subordinates in an attempt to motivate them to meet purported "German demands" has lost his adverse action case, with a court finding his behaviour warranted instant dismissal and he wasn't the victim of WHS breaches.


TUE
12:59PM

COVID abuse among bully's safety contraventions

A company director who bullied a subcontractor for four years, and abused him for raising safety concerns to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, has been convicted of workplace health and safety contraventions.




TUE
12:58PM

Different types of abuse have different mental health effects, supervisors often to blame

Different forms of verbal aggression have different effects on workers' mental health, according to a unique study, which found supervisors are common perpetrators of abuse and need special training to help staff achieve psychological detachment from work.




TUE
11:55AM

First WHS undertaking agreed, 34 charges discontinued

The first duty holder to be charged under Western Australia's Work Health and Safety Act has become the first entity to enter a WHS undertaking in the State, with its $1.47 million worth of enforceable commitments aligning with the recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into workplace s-xual harassment.


WED
11:39AM

Officer breached duties through 26 months of bullying

A company director has been convicted and fined for a string of "disturbing" acts of bullying against two apprentices, including at a work Christmas party. A court found his company's safety failings were solely attributable to him.


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