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When a worker’s leg was caught in a moving conveyor belt and crushed by a pallet, the employer offered an enforceable undertaking with an investment of almost $300K rather than face prosecution.

The Fair Work Commission ordered an employee to work one day per week in the office, highlighting the need for employers to provide substantial evidence and negotiate genuinely when refusing flexible work requests.

With some people working from the office and social distancing still important at keeping the virus at bay, a company has introduced a free meeting organiser safety check. Read on to find out the details.

Can an employee refuse to work overtime during the Christmas-New Year period on WHS grounds? 

When a labourer slid and fell on the slippery deck of a construction site, his damages claim triggered the host employer’s attempts to shift the blame. Read the Supreme Court’s take on it.

Safe Work Australia’s new report sets out measures of current performance and targets for the next decade, as part of the national WHS strategy – where we are now, and where we’re trying to get to.

An airline employee’s dismissal was ruled unfair by the Fair Work Commission after it was found that the airline’s alcohol and fatigue policies were unclear, inconsistently applied, and difficult to access. The employee, who had taken steps to ensure he was fit for work, was reinstated.

A failure to supervise or ensure compliance with safe systems of work on roofs catapulted a roofer into a concrete driveway and landed the builder in court.