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An employee who injured her finger in a car park while retrieving work equipment successfully claimed workers’ compensation, with the NSW Personal Injury Commission ruling the car park as part of her workplace.

A bank officer who sent over 50 disrespectful text messages to his manager has lost his unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission ruled that the texts, which posed a psychosocial risk to the manager, justified his termination despite being sent outside work hours.

Most outdoor workers are fairly well-informed about sun safety, but many don’t take the precautions they should, despite living where the rates of skin cancer are among the highest in the world.

Every employer needs to prioritise safety in the workplace. If you don’t, there will be consequences.

When a worker was subject to extended monitoring of his job performance, he felt he was being bullied and applied for a 'stop bullying’ order. Read why the FWC decided in favour of the employer.

In the first New South Wales case dealt with under both the Crimes Act and the WHS Act for a single event, a forklift operator was fined under both sets of legislation. He said he’ll carry the burden of remorse for the rest of his life.

In this article, we look at whether an employee can provide a certificate from a pharmacist as evidence of illness rather than from a doctor.

If an employee has accrued a large amount of annual leave, can an employer force them to use some of the leave?

An employee dismissed after complaining about management received $130,000 compensation for adverse action. The employer failed to prove the dismissal was not due to the employee's complaints.

The Fair Work Commission ruled that a bus driver was entitled to eight weeks of Paid Parental Leave to care for his son while his wife recovered from a caesarean section, despite his employer's objections about notice and primary carer status.