By Workforce on December 11, 2009
Today’s WR Ministerial Council meeting has signed-off on a new model OHS law with only WA holding out. At presstime, Dep PM & WR Minister Julia Gillard said most states and territories “have agreed to enact the agreed model OHS Act”, while WA has agreed to continue to aim for national harmonisation of OHS laws
Posted in OH&S | Tagged awards, Julia Gillard, Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS harmonisation, OHS laws |
By Occupational Health News on November 11, 2009
The draft model OHS Act (see Rudd lays down law on workplace safety: OHN comment) will now proceed to its next stage after the public comment period closed on Monday Nov 9.
Posted in HR Management, OH&S, Workplace Relations | Tagged Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS laws |
By Occupational Health News on October 16, 2009
The Fed Govt’s tight timeline for public comment on the draft model OHS laws is leading to a level of “apathy” and “apprehension” in some OHS quarters, says Deacons WR and OHS partner Michael Tooma.
Posted in OH&S | Tagged OHS laws, Safe Work Australia |
By Michael Tooma on September 23, 2009
The much anticipated draft Model OHS laws are expected to be released for public comment next week reflecting the decision of the workplace Relations Ministerial Council on the recommendations of the National OHS Review Panel.
Posted in OH&S, Workplace Relations | Tagged Fair Work Act, Fair Work Australia, Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS laws |
By Michael Tooma on September 22, 2009
The new OHS regime is set to entrench the role of unions in OHS as a compromise to unions being denied the right to prosecute which they currently enjoy in NSW and will from next month obtain in the ACT.
Posted in HR Management, OH&S, Workplace Relations | Tagged Fair Work Act, Fair Work Australia, Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS laws, right of entry, unions |
By Occupational Health News on September 10, 2009
Aust shiftworkers face almost double the risk of workplace injury than their non-shiftworker counterparts.
Posted in HR Management, OH&S | Tagged health, OH&S legislation, OHS laws, shiftworkers |
By Occupational Health News on August 19, 2009
Aust lags self-imposed national targets to cut workplace deaths and injuries, says the ACTU. Now was not the time to squander Aust’s rare chance to improve worker protection when deciding on new uniform OHS laws, the peak union body said.
Posted in OH&S | Tagged health, Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS laws, worker safety |
By Occupational Health News on August 5, 2009
A quarter of full-time employees who responded to a national study said work regularly interfered with their personal lives. One of the authors of SA Uni’s 2009 Aust Work & Life Index report, Prof Barbara Pocock, said the results concerned her because average working hours had dropped since last year’s survey. “
Posted in HR Management, OH&S | Tagged flexible work arrangements, productivity, Worklife balance |
