Posts tagged "worksafe"

A Victorian boss and two related businesses have been fined a total of $290,000 in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace, marking the state's first conviction of its kind under workplace health and safety laws.

Victorian small and medium businesses are now considering budget adjustments and passing on the cost of labour, as they add surging WorkCover insurance premiums to the list of growing operational expenses.

The Victorian government has launched a taskforce to address sexual harassment in workplaces across the state through a range of new reforms, including a mandatory incident-notification scheme.

The Victorian government is investigating workplaces that are allegedly failing to abide by COVIDSafe restrictions.

CovidSafe inspections have seen 62 businesses issued notices over the last month amid tough stage four coronavirus restrictions in Melbourne.

Victorian businesses face hefty penalties if they fail to let authorities know about confirmed coronavirus cases in their workplaces.

Workplace COVID-19 transmissions have been singled out by Premier Daniel Andrews, who says too many employees with symptoms are showing up to work.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered a postal business to pay a former employee $8,062, ruling he was unfairly dismissed after sustaining an injury.

Statistics can be a great way to shock people into changing behaviour. But if handled incorrectly, they can also make people less likely to bother.

Lawyers for fast food restaurant Hungry Jack’s appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court this week over charges relating to the death of…

Whether your business is small or large, injuries can happen anywhere. Safety should always be your top priority, and a strong focus on safe…

The Victorian Ombudsman has handed down a scathing report on the state’s WorkSafe agencies, noting numerous privacy breaches and delays in p…