Worker pleads late claim due to ‘injury and depression’ – will it be accepted?
The Fair Work Commission recently dealt with a case involving a worker who lodged an unfair dismissal case 82 days beyond the 21-day statutory limit.
May 2023
A1 Engineering fined after worker crushed to death at old cheese factory
Victorian regional business A1 Engineering has been convicted and fined $250,000 in the County Court after one of its workers was killed while decommissioning an old cheese factory in Leitchville in the state’s north.
New WorkCover restrictions ‘troubling’
The sustainability of Victoria’s WorkCover scheme is critical but new restrictions on worker eligibility announced today are concerning, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
Queensland man electrocuted in workplace incident near Mackay
The man is understood to have died while digging a trench at a private property.
Research Finds Moderately Dangerous Workplaces Most Prone to Accidents
Although some people might expect very dangerous jobs to be associated with the highest incidence of workplace accidents, a new study finds that accidents are actually most likely to occur within moderately dangerous work environments.
Kitchen Installer Fined $50K Over Worker’s Load Injury
Trendgosa Pty Ltd, was sentenced in the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to provide or maintain systems of work that were, so far as reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health.
Tribunal junks worker’s claim of ‘psychological injury’ due to ‘management behaviour’
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia (AATA) recently dealt with a case involving a worker who claimed he suffered from a “psychological injury” because of his management’s behavior.
Pool and Department of Education charged after drowning
WorkSafe has charged a Port Fairy pool operator and the Department of Education and Training after an eight-year-old boy drowned while on a school excursion.
Goulburn Valley Water fined after worker loses finger
One of Victoria’s major water corporations has been fined after an employee partially lost a finger following a workplace accident.
Worker and his mum are awarded compensation after work injury
In some circumstances you may be entitled to claim compensation if you are diagnosed with a psychological injury after dealing with the trauma of a loved one suffering serious injury, where that injury is the result of the negligence of others. This is commonly known as a “nervous shock” claim.
Explosion at factory in Shepparton North, Victoria, injures six workers
A man is fighting for life and five other people were injured in a gas explosion at a recycling factory in Victoria.
Bakery charged with workplace manslaughter
WorkSafe has charged garlic bread manufacturer Centenary Bakehouse with multiple health and safety breaches after a worker fell to their death in August 2021.
