Tree company fined after worker left hanging
18 December, 2012A tree lopping company was convicted and fined $15,000 following an incident in which an employee was knocked unconscious and left hanging from a tree.
UC investigates fines against employers
29 November, 2012UC researchers are investigating the size of sentencing fines in the cases against employers of injured or killed workers.
Company fined over crush incident
25 October, 2012WorkSafe Victoria’s campaign against dangerous machines continues with an East Geelong company fined $55,000 after a worker was dragged hip deep into a machine, causing serious pelvic and ankle injuries.
Company fined after fall leaves worker in wheelchair
11 October, 2012A building company has been fined $60,000 for an incident which left a worker a paraplegic.
Worker pleads guilty to compensation fraud
09 October, 2012A car salesman has been ordered to pay back over $55,000 and perform 350 hours of community service after fraudulently obtaining payments and false information.
Workplace fatality in Kapunda
09 October, 2012SafeWork SA is investigating a workplace fatality that occurred at J T Johnson and Sons Pty Ltd at Kapunda.
Martial arts employees allegedly paid 73 cents an hour
03 September, 2012Young trainees from a former Melbourne martial arts and fitness centre were allegedly getting paid between 73 cents and $2.74 an hour.
Safety improvement notices issued to domestic construction sites
29 August, 2012WorkSafe Victoria inspectors issued almost 60 improvement notices to domestic construction businesses working in Melbourne’s east last week in a bid to reduce the number of workplace injuries.
Employee allegedly dismissed after wanting paid sick leave
29 August, 2012A Perth panel beating business is being prosecuted for allegedly dismissing a long-term employee to prevent him from taking sick leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Melbourne company allegedly underpaid workers more than $300K
22 August, 2012The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting Quality Food World, a Melbourne food wholesaler, for allegedly underpaying 46 employees - including many foreign workers - more than $300,000.
Fair Work Australia rules against urine testing
21 August, 2012 by Alice RichardAfter initially rejecting Endeavour Energy’s application to implement a mandatory, urine-based, on-site drug testing regime for its employees, the Fair Work Australia Full Bench has once again decided against the company, rejecting its appeal and arguing that urine testing is invasive and unnecessary.
Goodman Fielder fined $90,000 after worker’s arm crushed in machine
21 August, 2012Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods has been convicted and fined $90,000 over an incident at its Pampas factory in West Footscray which left a worker with serious and permanent injuries to his arm after it was crushed in a machine.
Qantas fined for breaking workplace laws
20 August, 2012The Federal Magistrates Court has fined Qantas and one of its managers a total of $15,400 for unlawfully coercing an engineer who complained about staff conditions.
Court action over alleged $28,000 underpayment of retail workers
17 August, 2012The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting retail company Lycamobile, alleging it underpaid 13 employees in Adelaide and Brisbane, including many foreign workers, more than $28,000 between February and September 2011.
DFEEST fined after student injured at TAFE campus
15 August, 2012The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology has been fined $120,000 by the Industrial Relations Court after a student was injured in a fall at a TAFE SA campus.
