26th August 2022 - Worksafe Victoria advised
Transdev Melbourne Pty Ltd was sentenced, without conviction, in the Melbourne County Court on Thursday after being found guilty of a charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for discrimination against an employee for raising health and safety issues.
The court heard that Transdev gave a bus driver a written warning in September 2018 after he contacted WorkSafe about safety concerns regarding buses.
The court also heard that the driver had previously informed his supervisor that a bus was unroadworthy due to a missing door safety module. He was instructed to drive it anyway but refused.
After reporting a separate safety issue on another bus a few days later, the driver was asked to attend a meeting with his manager, where he was advised that he had breached company policy by contacting WorkSafe and that his reports to WorkSafe amounted to misconduct.