The former director of an SA based transport company has been convicted and fined in a South Australian court after using weed killer to destroy thousands of driver records.
Former transport company director fined $14k for destroying driver records Read More »
Former Labor MP Kaushaliya Vaghela wants both Daniel Andrews and WorkSafe investigated over its handling of claims of bullying inside the Premier’s office.
An Adelaide man has been ordered to repay more than $17,000 after falsely claiming he was too injured to work, while being employed as a farmhand.
Worker ordered to repay more than $17,000 in worker’s compensation Read More »
As a Melbourne grocery worker screamed in pain with her hand stuck in a meat mincer, her manager told her to stop scaring customers.
St Albans grocery store fined after injury Read More »
A Seymour car dealership has been fined $40,000 after a worker suffered skull fractures and bleeding on the brain following an incident involving a forklift.
Car dealership fined $40,000 Read More »
The bus company once responsible for a third of Melbourne’s services has been fined for discrimination against a worker.
Bus company fined over employee complaints Read More »
A Moree based agribusiness has been convicted and fined $40,000 after two workers, including one European backpacker, were hurt at one of the company’s properties when part of a trench collapsed in 2017.
Company fined after backpacker worker injured Read More »
A Tasmanian transport company has been fined $45,000 after it polluted a creek in the state’s northwest, killing fish.
Tasmanian firm fined $45k over fish deaths Read More »
A woman who lost her partner in a workplace incident – which could have been prevented if safety gear was hired for $700 – has implored employers to put the safety of their workers above all else.
Carport and garage manufacturer fined $100K over workplace death Read More »
A young woman has been left with horrific injuries after her arm was crushed in a roller at work.
Girl, 18, has arm crushed in salt factory machine Read More »
Elite Portables and PSH Holdings director Paul Jeffrey Hansen fined in Toowoomba Magistrates Court after worker was seriously injured
An employee of a Toowoomba business lost four toes in a workplace incident two years ago, with the company and its director copping a hefty fine after facing court.
Company director fined Read More »
In two separate cases, the NSW District Court has handed down large fines in fatality matters.
Large Fines for NSW Employers – Failure to comply with Work Health & Safety Act Read More »
WorkSafe announced it filed charges against the body corporate of St. Basil’s Age Care, over alleged breaches to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, following the deadly Covid outbreak at its Fawkner residential aged care facility in 2020. The charges are set to be heard in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court next Monday on August 1.
WorkSafe takes a second bite of the cherry Read More »
Just 17 days after a labourer was electrocuted and another seriously burned, four other roof workers fell four metres onto concrete ground at a nearby Sydney site.
Roofing company fined after worker’s death Read More »
A recent New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court decision dealt with the issue of an employee who claimed damages after suffering severe injuries while traveling home from his workplace.
Supreme Court favours employee in million-dollar lawsuit over ‘work-induced fatigue’ Read More »
