Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (QLD)


TUE
12:41PM

Manual handling training defeats damages bid

A major supermarket did not breach its safety duty of care to a store manager, who allegedly suffered an overuse injury, by failing to prevent her from working "excessive" hours in the lead up to a major audit, a court has found.




FRI
12:03PM

Worker dissatisfied with WHS response, but loses case

A worker's 18 grounds of appeal against an injury ruling have been dismissed, with a court upholding findings that he was not bullied by his managers and all the cited management actions taken against him were reasonable.


MON
1:02PM

Court reveals reasonable steps against stair-slip risk

A worker who sustained a permanent impairment from slipping on stairs at his workplace has been denied damages, with a court finding his employer had taken reasonable steps to mitigate the risk of slipping, and the worker had descended the stairs imprudently.



FRI
2:30PM

WED
2:34PM

High Court clears employer of liability for drunken act

The High Court has quashed a ruling that a company is vicariously liable for the injury-causing act of an intoxicated employee urinating on a sleeping colleague in an accomodation facility.


FRI
1:12PM

Worker's RTW and safety grievances dismissed

A worker has unsuccessfully challenged the outcomes of his return-to-work grievances, with a commission finding there was no evidence he was provided an unsafe workplace or his employer should have launched an investigation into his bullying and harassment complaints.



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