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MISCONDUCT OUT OF HOURS
In this age of social media and global interconnectivity, employees are taking their work with them everywhere they go. No longer are they confined to the usual parameters of working 9 to 5 at an office or on site, as our professional and personal lives are more intertwined than ever before.

Body-worn cameras will now be used at all times by NT WorkSafe inspectors while conducting compliance checks and investigating workplace incidents, the agency has said.

In this article, we explore a case where a worker’s claim for terminal benefits under worker’s compensation was denied by WorkCover Queensland as the medical evidence did not suggest the condition would terminate his life.

With one young father killed in a workplace accident on Wednesday and another fighting for his life in hospital, debate over Australia’s industrial manslaughter laws has been reignited.

The death of a volunteer firefighter on Western Australia’s south coast has raised concerns among local governments about the scope of new workplace health and safety laws.

In late 2022, the NSW Government commissioned the Honourable Justice Robert McDougall KC to undertake an independent review of SafeWork NSW’s performance of its enforcement, educational functions, structure and organisational separation, and governance and culture.