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Businesses face steeper penalties for WHS offences, and the circumstances in which they can be held liable for offences have been expanded. 

An employee who downed half a bottle of scotch and later failed a random alcohol test has won his job back. 

A financial advisor who arrived at work with bloodshot eyes and smelling of alcohol was validly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

A County Court of Victoria case ruled a bricklayer was an independent contractor, not an employee, under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, highlighting the importance of formal agreements in employment relationships.

If an injured employee is receiving income protection payments, does he continue to accrue annual leave, personal/carer's leave and long service leave?

When employees need to be disciplined, what is the range of sanctions available to employers? And when is it appropriate to use each one?

Nine has pledged to implement 22 recommendations to address these issues and improve its workplace culture.

A commission has ruled that an employee who battled alcohol dependency was now fit to return to work.