The Federal Government has hit back at claims from BHP and others that current OHS and anti-discrimination laws provide the most effective mechanisms for eradicating workplace bullying, saying thousands of bullying victims would disagree.
A South Australian worker with a reputation for practical jokes has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected, after the IRC found he wrote and sent an inappropriate email from a colleague's email account.
Safe Work Australia, in a new report, has found that workers responsible for the safety of others are more likely to make mental stress claims, and urges employers to tackle the sources of stress.
A workplace bully has been defined - in the Fair Work Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament this morning - as an individual (or group of individuals) who "repeatedly behaves unreasonably towards" a worker or a group of workers, creating a risk to health and safety.
A NSW police officer, who received little support from her employer after a co-worker and close friend committed suicide, has been awarded workers' compensation for a psychological injury on appeal.
The International Labour Organisation is marking International Women's Day today by calling on employers to do more to eliminate s-xual harassment - an "often subtle and disturbing form of aggression" that increases absence rates and affects productivity.
A work-related psychological injury that arises from two stressors - s-xual harassment and perceived bullying - is still compensable if one of the stressors is considered reasonable management action, the Queensland IRC has found in upholding a worker's claim.
A former Oracle consulting manager who was repeatedly s-xually harassed by a co-worker has been awarded $18,000, after the Federal Court found the employer failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the co-worker's conduct.
Workers who believe they're being bullied by colleagues or managers will be able to turn to the Fair Work Commission for help, under an early-intervention strategy flagged by the Federal Government today.
