by Tradie | Aug 29, 2016 | Business, Human Resources, Legal, Uncategorized
The Power of Policies to Dismiss Workers A Brisbane worker dismissed for falsifying a medical certificate has had her application for an unfair dismissal remedy rejected by the Fair Work Commission. Ms Jisu Jeong worked as a sous a chef with Alpha Flight Services – a...
by Tradie | Jul 30, 2016 | Legal, Safety, Uncategorized
Company tries to ‘wash it’s hands’ of workers death responsibility After an employee was crushed to death under a home made lifting device a Melbourne recycling company has attempted to deregister itself to avoid prosecution. The four day trial ended...
by Tradie | Jul 30, 2016 | Business, Legal, Safety, Uncategorized
Lack of training and instruction blamed for fatal accident. Pickles Auctions has been penalised more than $250,000 after a forklift operator was killed while unloading a truck at the company’s Milperra storage and auction site. The incident occurred in 2013 when...
by Tradie | Jul 30, 2016 | Business, Safety, Uncategorized
SWMS or Safe Work Method Statement Possibly the most overused and misunderstood piece of documentation I can think of. In this post I hope to demystify the SWMS and bring a little clarity to what it is all about and how it ‘should’ be used. I say...
by Tradie | Jul 27, 2016 | Legal, Safety, Uncategorized
Pokemon Go at Work is an issue My kids love it, it drives me crazy but it’s a real issue that you should address with your workers. I can add that to the list of things I never thought would be a safety issue. Technology has presented a few interesting safety...
by Tradie | Jul 26, 2016 | Legal, Safety, Uncategorized
Contractor charged with Manslaughter over Trade Assistant death. You may have seen Jasons Story before, if you haven’t go and have a look because it’s something every one should see. Jasons Story Jason Garrels was 20 when he was electrocuted on a work site...
