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Changes to company safety policies must be "clearly and openly communicated" to all employees before they can take effect, Fair Work Australia has ruled, in reinstating a speeding worker who was dismissed under a policy he denied knowledge of.

Notices issued to workers disputing their workers' comp entitlements must be written in "clear and unambiguous language", the NSW WCC has stressed in awarding ongoing compensation to an injured worker who was dismissed for stealing.

Abuse of carer's leave warranted dismissal; WorkSafe WA to appeal against Fortescue dismissal; and Safety guides, alerts and fact sheets released.

A Queensland worker whose office chair rolled backwards when she stood up, causing her to land of the floor when she sat down, was entitled to $420,000 in damages, the Supreme Court has confirmed in dismissing her employer's appeal.

Tasmanian employee linked to adult DVD denied workers' comp; Workers' comp fraudsters found guilty; WorkCover NSW investigating amputation; and Safety alerts and mine report released.

In a case that upholds an employer's right to dismiss workers for misconduct that jeopardises their safety, Fair Work Australia has quashed a ruling that played down the seriousness of a worker's safety breach.

Injured NSW workers who are dismissed because of their condition are entitled to seek reinstatement through the State Industrial Relations Commission - even if their application has been rejected by a federal tribunal, a judge has ruled.

A Queensland secretary who injured her back while lifting a box of paper has been awarded nearly $240,000 in damages, after a judge found she had not been trained to lift things safely.

A motor vehicle insurer has been found liable for an injury sustained by a worker while his truck was being loaded at an off-road ACT location.

A Victorian worker should not have been permitted to perform heavy manual-handling work alone and without mechanical assistance, the Supreme Court has found, in awarding him more than $1,000,000 in damages.