Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (SA)


FRI
2:37PM

Hypervigilant safety concerns "misplaced": tribunal

A worker who claimed repeated safety incidents and near misses caused his psychological injury has been denied compensation, with a judge finding a number of his concerns were "misplaced" and reasonable administrative actions taken by his employer were the predominant causes of his condition.






THU
3:20PM

Death in overseas gym compensable, judge rules again

An employer is liable for a fatal heart attack a worker suffered in a hotel gym on an overseas work trip, because its WHS and fitness-for-work policy implicitly encouraged him to exercise to counter stress and fatigue, a tribunal has confirmed on remittal.



TUE
12:51PM

Appeals bench examines suitable-employment duties to injured workers on fixed-term contracts

A government employer's interpretation of the obligation to provide injured workers with "suitable employment" could result in a worker's entitlement to such work ending "upon the completion of the shift in which the workplace injury occurred", a tribunal full bench has found.


FRI
2:28PM

Injured worker breached "obligation of mutuality"

An employer was entitled to cease income support payments to an injured worker, a tribunal has ruled, finding she breached her "obligation of mutuality" by engaging in serious misconduct, which included disclosing a director's alleged gambling problem to a subcontractor.



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