A Melbourne company has been fined after an employee was injured when they were struck by a 200kg load of steel beams.
Melbourne company fined $40,000 after worker trapped under load of steel beams Read More »
A Queanbeyan company has been fined $300,000 after one of its workers was seriously injured when crushed by the load of a delivery truck in what the court found was a foreseeable accident.
Queanbeyan company fined $300,000 for ‘foreseeable’ work safety breach Read More »
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a case involving a worker who contended that she was unfairly dismissed from work after failing to attend her scheduled medical appointments.
Can you fire a worker for failing to attend a medical appointment? Read More »
An Australian construction supplies company has been fined $300,000 over a workplace accident that left an employee with severe head and torso injuries.
Construction supplies company fined $300k Read More »
A fraudster who operated as a cleaner and escort while receiving over $74,000 in workers’ compensation will be required to repay WorkSafe after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining payments by deception.
A former cook at a Wheelers Hill aged care centre has been convicted and fined $10,000 after buying and running his own café while receiving workers compensation payments.
Café owner fined over $93,000 fraud Read More »
A 25yo man was rushed to hospital after being seriously burnt during a workplace incident in Adelaide’s northeast on Friday night.
Worker in critical condition after catching fire while re-filling heater at Adelaide pub Read More »
There are circumstances where an injury occurred in both a workplace accident and a transport accident; for example, a truck driver injured in a motor vehicle accident while delivering products to a consumer.
Transport accidents while working – Is it a WorkCover or TAC claim? Read More »
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.
Worker pleads late claim due to ‘injury and depression’ – will it be accepted? Read More »
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.
A1 Engineering fined after worker crushed to death at old cheese factory Read More »
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).
New WorkCover restrictions ‘troubling’ Read More »
The man is understood to have died while digging a trench at a private property.
Queensland man electrocuted in workplace incident near Mackay Read More »
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.
Research Finds Moderately Dangerous Workplaces Most Prone to Accidents Read More »
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.
Kitchen Installer Fined $50K Over Worker’s Load Injury Read More »
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.
Tribunal junks worker’s claim of ‘psychological injury’ due to ‘management behaviour’ Read More »
