Injuries at work parties: where does responsibility end?
18 December, 2024A work Christmas party incident involving a golf cart crash while in pursuit of a kangaroo has served as a reminder to employers to maintain a safe work environment.
Charges laid alleging sexual harassment of apprentice
29 November, 2024An electrical contracting company and its director have been charged over the alleged bullying and sexual harassment of a female apprentice.
Worker dies, $567K fine for engineering company
29 November, 2024Following the death of a worker at a Bassendean workshop, an engineering company has been fined $567,000.
New psychology division supports organisational compliance
11 November, 2024In recognition of the need to protect workers from psychosocial hazards in the workplace, Rehab Management has launched a dedicated psychology division.
Roof plumber dies after five-metre fall
01 November, 2024The death of a 71-year-old roof plumber in October is currently being investigated by WorkSafe WA.
The rise on the use of 'pure risk' WHS prosecutions
02 August, 2024There has been an increase in successful 'pure risk' WHS prosecutions — initiated in circumstances where no harm to workers has yet occurred.
Criminalising workplace manslaughter and wage theft
06 June, 2024 by Ben Duggan, Director, and Nicholas De Pasquale, Associate, at DW Fox Tucker LawyersLegal experts take a look at the recent criminalisation of industrial manslaughter and wage theft, and what it means for employers.
WorkSafe WA lays first charges under new WHS laws
20 May, 2024WorkSafe has initiated the first four prosecutions under the new Work Health and Safety Act 2020, which came into effect in March 2022.
Psychosocial harm at work on the rise
26 June, 2023 by Amy SteedMore than two-thirds of workers have experienced bullying at work in the past year, according to a NSW Government survey.
Worker fined $75,000 for workers compensation fraud
13 June, 2023A man who continued to work as a cleaner and an escort while receiving workers compensation payments has been ordered to repay almost $75,000.
Queensland rail operator charged over fatal crash
18 April, 2023Queensland Rail has been formally accused of neglecting health and safety obligations, resulting in death, after a worker died in a coal train crash in 2021.
Worker fined $110,920 for workers compensation fraud
24 March, 2023A Victorian machine operator and business owner has been found guilty of workers compensation fraud, fined and sentenced to a 24-month community corrections order.
Truck driver fined $50K for workers compensation fraud
31 January, 2023A truck driver has been ordered to pay more than $50,000 after he was discovered to be secretly working while receiving workers compensation payments.
Man charged for assaulting WorkSafe officer
07 September, 2022WorkSafe Victoria has charged a man after a series of incidents during an investigation of alleged safety breaches at a construction site in June 2021.
Report into sexual harassment in mining "shocking"
27 June, 2022The WA Parliamentary Inquiry found that women accounted for 74% of mining workers who reported sexual harassment at work.
