Employer obligations in common law claims
When faced with a common law claim as an employer, you may feel worried or overwhelmed about what’s to come or sharing details about a worker’s injury.
March 2023
Fines against recalcitrant dim sim maker tripled on appeal
A Richmond food manufacturer has seen its fines for failing to keep its workers safe triple to $105,000 after the initial sentence was appealed in the County Court.
School maintenance worker killed
A beloved maintenance worker at a school in Melbourne’s southeast has been remembered as “kind” and “compassionate” after he died following a workplace accident at the school.
COVID-19 Study
Safe Work Australia has released a new snapshot examining the effects of Covid-19 on employees returning to work following a work-related injury or illness.
Titan Plant Hire and managing director Jason Madalena fined $1.14 million over Dwayne Beaumont’s death
The largest ever penalty for a workplace death in the Northern Territory has been handed to a Darwin equipment hire company and its managing director over the death of a worker in 2019.
Victoria considering blocking bullying and harassment claims for workers’ compensation
The Victorian Government is looking at limiting mental health claims to just PTSD cases after $1.1bn shortfall
Truck driver found dead in Shepparton warehouse coolroom
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a truck driver whose body was found in a coolroom in regional Victoria
Gary’s truck accident left him in a wheelchair. Twenty years later, the same happened to his son
The last thing Gary Sutton expected after his own life-altering road accident was for his son to endure the same thing, two decades later.
Work health and safety reforms pass Senate
Negligent employers who expose workers to serious risks in the workplace will face tougher penalties under new Albanese Labor Government laws.
‘Catastrophic governance failure’: Victorian council sacked following employee murder
ormer council worker Andrew Robert Paterson is serving a minimum 21-year sentence over the murder of council operations manager Rick Devlin.
Farmer in court after injury to worker
A farmer whose worker lost the full use of his left hand while repairing a manure conveyor has been brought before court by SafeWork.
Queensland man dies after being crushed by fibreglass pool at work
A man in his 50s has died after being crushed by a fibreglass pool at work.
