A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.
Alcoa was fined $400,000 plus $5536 in costs in the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Tuesday over the incident,which took place in 2022.
Sexual offenders and bullies in the NSW Police Force have been protected by a “boys’ club” that silences victims.
The law firm has called in Victoria Police to investigate a former employee it believes may have sent a “series of identical malicious emails” to more than 900 current and former staff.
Richard Marles has settled a lawsuit with his former chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky on the cusp of a federal election campaign.
Former chief-of-staff Fiona Brown,who was a key witness in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial,is suing the Commonwealth in the latest lawsuit to come from the case.
Beneath our city,a maze of tunnels is under construction. More must be done to keep Sydney’s tunnelling workers safe.
While it can feel nice to set up on your kitchen table or back verandah,not having a proper workstation can be bad for your concentration – and your back.
Three in 10 workers – the equivalent of 3.4 million Australians – say they dislike their manager. But sometimes quitting just isn’t an option.
Workers in fields such as retail and hospitality can spend hours each day on their feet. They’re pushing for the right to sit down instead.