by Tradie | Nov 15, 2016 | Human Resources, Legal, Regulator, Safety
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a worker who left the scene of a vehicle collision which made six policy breaches in less than 12 months. The Commission found that prior to the incident, the MMG Australia Ltd underground mine truck driver was...
by Tradie | Nov 14, 2016 | Legal, Safety
The UK maker of the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been fined £1.6 million (A$2.59 million) for failing to ensure the safety of actors and other workers, after star Harrison Ford broke his leg and suffered deep lacerations during dress rehearsals. While this is...
by Tradie | Nov 13, 2016 | Safety
A truck driver breached OHS policies and endangered his employer’s relationship with a major contractor when he took his kids to work on a delivery run, a commission has found in upholding his dismissal. After taking his children on a delivery run from Adelaide...
by Tradie | Nov 7, 2016 | Legal, Regulator, Safety, Uncategorized
In a very common sense finding, a court has found an employer didn’t breach its duty of care to a worker, in failing to instruct her on how to safely use a stepladder, because using the stepladder was a “relatively straightforward” task. I can hear...
