Topic: ohs legal

Suspended 19 months, worker quits but Commission says her choice

SYDNEY: A former senior executive who spent 19 months on suspension and medical leave has… read more

Complaints against colleagues not protected from adverse action

MELBOURNE: An employee’s complaints against two colleagues weren’t covered by the Fair Work Act’s general… read more

‘Difficult employee’ loses $6.8m psych claim with costs

SYDNEY: Interactions between a “bad tempered” manager and “difficult” supervisor were “a mutually driven personality… read more

Court finds James Hardie ‘callous’ in plumber’s $1.9m asbestos case

SYDNEY: When the retired plumber stood to give evidence in the Supreme Court of Queensland,… read more