A civil construction company has been convicted and had its fine increased to $90,000 after a pipe layer suffered an electric shock when an aluminium measuring pole came too close to power lines.
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Our compliance and enforcement activities may lead to prosecutions being filed in the South Australian Employment Tribunal and the Magistrates Court.
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The Federal Circuit and Family Court has handed down the first decision under the Fair Work Act’s sexual harassment provisions, finding a sole director personally liable and ordering just under $60,000 in combined penalties and compensation.
Sexual harassment claims: First decision under the Fair Work Act Read More »
The model WHS Act prescribes a maximum monetary amount known as a penalty for breaches of offences under the Act.
Maximum monetary penalties under the WHS laws Read More »
A new SafeWork SA campaign targeting slip and trip hazards aims to raise awareness about how to keep South Australians safe at work.
You know the drill, clean up that spill Read More »
A supermarket worker who was caught running a chilli sauce business while receiving compensation for a work-related injury has been ordered to pay back more than $117,000. Gary Janson, 58, was sentenced in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 29 April after earlier pleading guilty to a single charge of fraudulently obtaining payments. In addition
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