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Can an employer ask for more details when a medical certificate is vague?

A recent case found an employer breached privacy laws by sharing an employee’s medical information with staff, despite claiming workplace health and safety obligations. The exemption for employee records under the Privacy Act 1988 didn’t apply, resulting in the employer paying compensation.

How far should employers go to ensure the health and safety of staff working from home? Read more here about your duties towards employees working away from the office.

This article outlines the key steps every employer must take to meet their legal obligation and avoid serious consequences.

When a worker complained, took leave and put in a workers comp claim, the employer brought forward his redundancy. Read why the court found the employer unlawfully took adverse action for prohibited reasons.

A worker's life-changing injury in a pallet rider collision leads to a hefty fine for the employer.

An employee who injured himself while playing soccer between two work shifts has successfully claimed workers compensation because the employer “encouraged or induced” him to play the game.

This was where the employer went wrong.

A NSW roofer was pushed to work on unsafe scaffolding after misleading advice from another PCBU, leading to fines for both the company and its director despite their reduced culpability.

As a director of a business, you can’t take your responsibilities lightly. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the governing bodies take it very seriously.