29 July 2025
Employer uses contractual term to enforce attendance at fitness for work (FFW) assessment
In (Mr Bertus Moers v The Trustee For Williamson Family Trust [2025] FWC 1344 (14 May 2025)) FWC confirmed that an emplo...
22 July 2025
NSW Government proposes significant changes to Psychological Injuries and application of Workers Compensation Laws
The NSW government has released an exposure draft to amend its workers compensation legislation which will in summary pr...
01 July 2025
Can you afford not to manage Psychosocial Hazards?
No - according to the NSW Government who in its recent report to address the sustainability of the workers compensation ...
24 April 2025
Did FWC just say “yes” to drugs and alcohol?
Possibly - if any of the FWC’s recent decisions indicate a ‘trend’ to be concerned about. Prior to the end of 2024, emp...
13 March 2025
Key WHS Statistics 2024
Safe Work Australia has released its latest report outlining the key WHS statistics across Australia (click here). Thes...
26 February 2025
How good are your return to work (RTW) plans for Psychosocial Injuries?
Worksafe’s (Vic) annual report provided further confirmation of what a number of WHS commentators have already known – t...
06 December 2024
The pre-Christmas period is busy as usual. . .but is your workplace too busy to be Psychosocially safe this year?
All businesses experience the pre-Christmas rush. Workplaces seek to ‘clear the decks’ before they ‘deck the halls’ with...
03 September 2024
Are you effectively managing your fatigue risks?
The Safety Regulator has charged a Director and his business with recklessly endangering a fatigued delivery driver who ...
28 May 2024
Expect increasing action from safety regulators on managing psychosocial health
Employers take heed. The new head of SafeWork Australia, Marie Boland, in recently releasing the latest SWA report into ...
18 December 2023
The pre-Christmas period is busy as usual. . .but is your workplace too busy to be Psychosocially safe this year?
All businesses experience the pre-Christmas rush. Workplaces seek to ‘clear the decks’ before they ‘deck the halls’ with...
27 November 2023
Addressing psychosocial hazards reduces workplace costs
The Melbourne Magistrate’s Court recently fined Court Services Victoria nearly $380,000 as a result of a toxic workplace...
27 October 2023
How to navigate medical marijuana use in your workplace
FWC recently upheld (Sheldon Haigh v Platinum Blasting Services Pty Ltd [2023] FWC 2465) the dismissal of an employee fo...
05 May 2021
Has the recent FWC decision regarding flu vaccinations just changed the position regarding COVID vaccinations?
The short answer is still “no”....
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