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Facebook posts not workplace bullying
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker’s claim that she was at risk of psychological harm from being bullied on a Facebook page.
Third-party vendors pose cyber risks
Third-party vendors can provide valuable services to businesses, but they can also pose a significant cyber security risk.
A guide to public liability insurance
Whether you work in hospitality, retail, construction or any other sector where you deal with the public, the risk of injuring someone or damaging their property is an important consideration.
Death Of A Truck Driver: Eu Requires Massive Safety Overhaul
After a driver was killed by an unattended forklift while securing a load of timber, the employer entered into an enforceable undertaking to deliver on a comprehensive raft of safety strategies.
Company Signs $170k Enforceable Undertaking To Avoid Whs Prosecution
The agreement includes safety improvements, donations, training, and the creation of industry guidance materials.
Sitting at your desk may be harmful to your health
How much time can you spend sitting still before it starts raising your risk of heart disease?
Staff food poisoning a sickening and expensive lesson for owners
When a kitchen hand contracted salmonella poisoning from the café where she worked, she blamed her employer and was awarded more than $65K in damages. Read about where the business went wrong.
Shared Liability For Injuries After Worker Slipped On Icy Surface
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.
Baseline report on current WHS performance and targets
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.
Builder’s negligence to blame for falling gyprock and worker’s injuries
When a stack of gyprock fell on a carpenter, a court found his lifelong disabilities were caused by the employer’s negligence in storing gyprock sheets vertically, and awarded the carpenter $650K in damages.