UNIONS are pushing politicians to accept amendments to the Safe Work Bill to fast-track improvements to workplace health and safety laws.
THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for the national work safety laws to have tougher penalties, so as to deter potential breaches.
WORKPLACE Relations Minister Julia Gillard has rejected amendments made by the Senate to the Safe Work Australia 2008 Bill.
THE SAFE Work Australia Bill 2008 has been amended by the Senate to increase representation and cut the powers of the minister.
THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has continued the fight to increase the duty of care imposed on employers in the harmonised national occupational health and safety laws.
THE STEIN Report has been released, and it is shown to recommend inserting the clause “so far as is reasonably practicable” into the general employer duties in the NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act.
THE AUSTRALIAN Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has blasted what it says is Australia’s poor record on workplace death and injury, pushing for a stricter duty of care to be imposed on employers.
THE Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) claims 1.5 million Australians may be exposed to occupational carcinogens.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for urgent action to prevent workplace deaths.