Posts tagged "work health and safety"

The NSW government has opened public consultation for five codes of practice in what is being touted as the state’s largest review of workplace safety in decades.

Employers that mandated vaccines are being urgently warned to consider updating their policies to also include booster shots, as NSW and Victoria grapple with increasing cases of COVID-19.

Shut down or keep working? Lawyer Lydia Daly cuts through the swathe of restrictions to answer some common questions about business during the pandemic.

A South Australian mobile app designed to monitor the welfare of solo workers is moving into new industries and global markets.

Federal and state workplace health and safety laws say responsibility for a worker’s death lies with an employer, but these laws are rife with loopholes.

If the Fair Work Act explicitly outlawed sexual harassment, employers would have to take active steps to prevent and reduce the risk of sexual harassment.

  Small business owners are being urged to come together to develop relevant materials for entrepreneurs and sole traders who are feeling a…

  Working more than 55 hours per week dramatically increases a person’s risk of a stroke, according to research published today. The data…

  The founder of Billie Goat Soap has been named the 2015 Council of Small Business of Australia Small Business Champion for her work to hi…

Letting your employees catch an UberX ride instead of a taxi home after a work function could breach your duty of care and could potentially…

Music streaming startup Spotify has compiled a list of the most popular songs Australians listen to while commuting to work and it seems Aus…

Think being killed by an animal bite while on the job is a bad way to go? Then a career as a plumber or electrician is probably not for you….