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Janna Maree Sladic, a former top basketballer for the Canberra Capitals, was found dead at a west Belconnen home in what is suspected to be a heroin overdose, according to a report by Michael Inman for The Canberra Times.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled against the unfair dismissal claim of a worker sacked for refusing urine test.
As it is, the mining industry is already a high risk place for work. Mine workers face more dangers on a daily basis than your typical labourer in any other industry. Drug use, however, has made mining an even more dangerous job. This is the case with the Australian mining industry, which has a long…
In dismissing a sacked worker’s claim of unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled that while saliva tests are better at detecting impairment at the time of the test, urine tests are not unreasonable.
Police officers in Greenock, Scotland have arrested a railway worker after discovering thousands of pounds’ worth of stashed in the van he uses for work, according to an article in the Greenock Telegraph.
After a thorough investigation, aerospace giant Boeing has decided to terminate the employment of four employees accused of selling and using drugs in the workplace, says a report by Dominic Gates for The Seattle Times.
Another teenager has died of suspected reaction to ecstasy at a dance party at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, says Rachel Olding in a report for The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has upheld the decision of a mining company to terminate the employment of a female employee after testing positive for methylamphetamine on a mine site and potentially putting herself and her co-employees at risk.