Browsing: Workers' compensation

TUE
2:50PM

High Court to clarify dismissal-related safety duties, rights

The High Court has agreed to consider quashing the application of allegedly outdated judgments that bar damages for psychiatric injuries caused by dismissal processes, in the case of a worker who was subjected to a sham dismissal after an incident on a work trip.






MON
3:25PM

Anti-vaxxer seeks "dodgy doctor" and loses injury claim

A worker who claimed her employer bullied and demoralised her for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine has lost her psychological injury case, with a commission finding her commitment as an anti-vaxxer motivated her to "invent exaggerated symptoms".


THU
11:38AM

Safety lawyer warns of WHS risks in harassment probes

A recent workers' comp dispute has illustrated the "tricky climate" new legislation on workplace s-xual harassment has created for employers, and the need to adapt processes to specific complaints, a senior safety and employment lawyer says.




THU
1:32PM

Accused harasser compensated after being subjected to "stringent" risk management rules

A major employer has been found, for the second time, to be liable for a psychological injury sustained by a worker subjected to a "stringent" rule - banning him from speaking to female colleagues without supervision - while harassment allegations against him were investigated.


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