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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In finding that a junior employee at a large national employer was repeatedly sexually harassed by a senior manager while at work, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) also found the employer vicariously liable under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) (Discrimination Act). [1]
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This New South Wales Supreme Court ruling has reinforced the existing regime concerning the view of labour hire companies as the true employer of a labour hire employee.
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Victoria set to legislate two days’ working from home
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The bill will ensure that all work demands must be safe, whether they come from a human or come through artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithms.
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Victorian employers with apprentices are warned there are serious consequences for failing to protect their health and safety.
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The recent sentencing of a Commonwealth government department (Department) for failing to manage psychosocial risks arising during performance management processes is a defining moment for Australian workplaces.
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New requirements apply to businesses with workers exposed to hazardous noise from 1 January 2026.
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Businesses in NSW that use, or are considering the use of, digital work systems will need to plan ahead in response to the new Work Health & Safety (WHS) duties relating to technology, currently before NSW Parliament.
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WorkSafe has charged a worker with allegedly obtaining more than half a million dollars in fraudulent workers compensation payments.
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Across Australia, delivery work has become part of everyday life. Whether it’s a pizza, a parcel, or the weekly grocery run, thousands of riders and drivers keep things moving.
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A Queensland mining contractor has been fined $32,500 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for failing to arrange health assessments for two coal mine workers.
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WorkSafe has charged dozens of businesses for breaching working at height safety standards in the first half of 2025, as the crackdown to prevent disastrous falls continues.
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Recent changes to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) now make NSW Codes of Practice (Codes) legally binding, requiring a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to take steps to be compliant with the Codes, or otherwise become open to penalties for breaching health and safety duties.
NSW WHS Codes of Practice now legally binding on PCBUs Read More »
The New South Wales District Court has handed down its first Work Health and Safety (WHS) prosecution of 2025, convicting Silver Raven Pty Ltd and imposing a $180,000 fine following an incident that left a worker with serious injuries.
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