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Current status of WHS Regulations addressing psychosocial risks

WEBTasmania’s new Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 implemented all the amendments made by the SWA to the model WHS Regulations concerning …

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Proposed Victorian Psychological Health Regulations: The …

WEBIn our last blog post on Victoria’s proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations (Proposed Regulations) we set out the proposed …

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Update: Current status of WHS Regulations addressing …

WEBWork Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (inserted the amendments to the model WHS Regulations concerning psychosocial risks, with one exception. The …

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SafeWork NSW approves Code of Practice on managing …

WEBSafeWork NSW has approved Australia’s first Work Health and Safety (WHS) Code of Practice on managing psychosocial hazards at work (the Code). The …

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US: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and employer health and safety

WEBFederal OSHA has recently released guidance advising on employer health and safety obligations when employers require employees to receive the COVID-19 …

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The WHS Response to psychological health and a PCBU’s obligations

WEBIn July 2019 the worker was found guilty of a category 3 breach of section 28 (b) WHS Act, fined $6,000 (from a maximum of $50,000) and ordered to attend …

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What are the amendments to the Model WHS Act and Regulations

WEBThe model Work Health and Safety Act (Model Act) and the model Work Health and Safety Regulations (Model Regulations) have recently been amended by …

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New code of practice for managing the mental health of FIFO …

WEBThe Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, in conjunction with the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health and the Mining …

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Germany: Relief for COVID-19 occupational health and safety

WEBDeclining infection figures and progress in the COVID-19 vaccination programme has prompted the German Federal Government to adapt the “SARS-CoV-2 …

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Proposed amendments to Commonwealth WHS Act

WEBOn 9 December 2022, the Workplace Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (ACT) was notified. It amends the ACT WHS Act and seeks to implement nine recommendations from the …

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Post-termination evidence of mental illness leads to reinstatement

WEBAt some point a long period of irregular attendance may well lead to frustration of employment, giving rise to just cause for termination. However, this is a difficult …

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Employees on Long term sickness – when can an employer dismiss

WEBBy Amanda Sanders (UK) on November 30, 2018. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently confirmed that employers should take care when dismissing …

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Sick leave under German employment law: Termination, medical

WEBWelcome to the Global Workplace Insider, a cutting-edge blog led by the global employment and labor team of Norton Rose Fulbright, designed to deliver diverse …

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Are “sick notes” from traditional healers valid in law

WEBUntil recently, traditional healers were excluded from being able to issue medical certificates, or “sick notes”. The Traditional Health Practitioners Act 22 of 2007 …

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Germany: Home office under the new Corona Occupational Health …

WEBThe occupational health and safety authorities and the employers’ liability insurance provider can request the necessary information and copies of documentation …

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Record penalties for health and safety breaches in WA are a sign …

WEBPenalties imposed under Western Australia’s Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (Act) have been kicked up a notch with the Perth Magistrates Court recently …

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Health and safety tips for Ontario’s construction job sites: masks

WEBOntario’s Premier announced on May 14, 2020 that select workplaces could start reopening as stage 1 of the Framework for Reopening the Province was given the …

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OSHA Plans Big Changes to Process Safety Management Standard

WEBThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is contemplating several, and extensive, changes to its existing Process Safety …

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Marie Boland’s Review of the Work Health and Safety Laws, Part 3: …

WEBOn 24 June 2019, Safe Work Australia released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) seeking feedback on the possible impacts of implementing the …

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Termination of employment for breaches of work health and …

WEBUnfair dismissal cases provide guidance to employers when it comes to the factors to take into account when terminating employment as a result of health and …

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Successful prosecution under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) …

WEBThis is one of the first successful prosecutions of a company and director under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 NSW ( WHS Act ). Facts. Austral …

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