Thursday, January 22, 2009

Business is not above the Law 01/22/2009

  • Eleven workers complained to the Federal Workplace Ombudsman after their employer failed to pay them any redundancy entitlements. “In the current economic climate, it is timely to remind employers that closing a business does not mean workplace laws regarding redundancies can be ignored.”

    GREG'S VIEW: Whilst we don't execute busines managers for misconduct in Australia, we sure as hell need some remedies to be applied where propietors have been found to be ripping off their employes

    tags: blogger

  • "A number of emerging issues including the extent of overweight and obesity amongst the Australian workforce may have implications for the designers of workplace equipment and products," Mr Scales said.

    "This initial research suggests that existing Australian anthropometric data may not adequately represent the current Australian workforce. Australia’s anthropometric dimensions have changed due to improved nutrition, increasing rates of obesity, ageing and different migration patterns.

    GREG'S VIEW: I am amazed that we accept the obesity epidemic to the point where we have to design workplaces for the. Recently, we read of ambulances having to be refitted for obesity and larger aircraftare now required for the air ambulance service.

    Accommodating a disease instead of treating it is a blight on our society.

    tags: blogger

    • "A number of emerging issues including the extent of overweight and obesity amongst the Australian workforce may have implications for the designers of workplace equipment and products," Mr Scales said.

      "This initial research suggests that existing Australian anthropometric data may not adequately represent the current Australian workforce. Australia’s anthropometric dimensions have changed due to improved nutrition, increasing rates of obesity, ageing and different migration patterns.

  • A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced two men to death for making and selling some of the tainted milk that killed six babies and sickened nearly 300,000 others, state media reported. Immediately after the verdicts were announced, the Chinese government sought to show it was making great efforts to improve not only its milk industry, but all its food products, following numerous safety scandals in recent years.

    GREG'S VIEW: They play for keeps in China! Last year, they excuted their Minister for Health over tainted pharmaceuticals.

    tags: blogger, death, penalty


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