Tag: Discriminatory Conduct
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The fallout of discriminatory safety management—The $250,000 penalty for bypassing the elected HSR channel
The New South Wales District Court has delivered a landmark judgment that penalizes corporations using human resources processes to silence workplace safety advocates. In the high-profile prosecution of SafeWork NSW v Qantas Ground Services Pty Ltd (No. 4) [2024] NSWDC 53, a prominent commercial enterprise was convicted of criminal safety discrimination and fined $250,000 under…