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 »
The director of a company in liquidation in Auckland has been ordered to pay $100,000 for reparations following the death of a subcontractor. According to WorkSafe NZ, the subcontractor fell from the roof of a house to a concrete patio while spray painting.
Can an employer escape accountability if the company is in liquidation? Read More »
When a worker makes a complaint to their employer, the consequences of mishandling that complaint can be significant.
How to Handle A Workplace Complaint Read More »
WorkSafe has launched an investigation after a young apprentice was duct-taped to a piece of machinery, hung upside down and then repeatedly slapped by his boss.
Investigation after apprentice hung upside down, tormented at work Christmas party 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 »
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently found that the Commissioner of Public Employment unfairly dismissed an unvaccinated worker as it failed to allow the worker to obtain specialist medical advice following the worker’s family member suffering a severe adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Dismissal for vaccination delay ruled unfair Read More »
Is it acceptable to dismiss an injured worker once all reasonable accommodations and options have been considered? If yes, what exactly is considered reasonable?
No employer obligation to provide ‘suitable duties’ to an injured employee indefinitely Read More »
An Adelaide woman has won workers compensation because of a throat injury caused by the use of hand sanitiser at the school she worked at from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hand sanitiser injures worker Read More »
The party has promised to review and update the current laws, which were last reviewed in 2001. The aim is to make sure that the laws are up to date and fit for purpose and has said that they mean to make changes to the way WHS laws are enforced in Australia.
Labor has WHS law changes high on their agenda. Read More »
A transport company in Tasmania was not complying with workplace health and safety regulations when a workshop assistant suffered a serious head injury while repairing a fully laden log truck.
Oversight in serious Tas workplace injury Read More »
Employers could face up to 20 years behind bars and $10 million in fines if they are found responsible for a workplace death under new state laws which come into effect on Thursday.
WA employers now face hefty fines and/or jail time Read More »
Gympie businessman Jeffrey Owen has become the first person to be prosecuted, convicted and jailed under Queensland’s relatively new industrial manslaughter laws.
Historic jail sentence after work accident Read More »
A union is pushing for a spate of delivery driver deaths to be probed by the state coroner, saying “deadly pressure” was being placed on workers.
‘Deadly pressure’: Union pushes for inquest into delivery driver deaths Read More »
The 2021 case of Muller v Klosed Pty Ltd gives a good insight into how Victorian Courts assess personal injury compensation and the calculation of damages for injured workers where there is more than one defendant.
Three defendants found liable in workplace injury common law damages claim Read More »
The South Australian Employment Tribunal has rejected a worker’s attempt to show that her employer should have provided her with alternative “suitable employment” following her recovery from an injury.
What are HR’s obligations towards injured workers? Read More »
