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"Workplace-directed" programs appear to be the most successful return-to-work (RTW) interventions for employees on sick leave with burnout, according to researchers, who stress that successful RTW hinges on early intervention.

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.

A worker has been granted interim stop-bullying orders creating communication restrictions and blocking disciplinary actions against her, with a commissioner expressing "genuine concern" for her safety in the absence of orders.

An injured worker has unsuccessfully claimed his "threatened dismissal" would be unfair if he wasn't granted more time to obtain a fitness assessment. A commission heard he was not entitled to "infinite" chances to defend his employment, and found he had been afforded sufficient time to obtain the report.

An employer sacked a worker because she requested unpaid domestic violence leave to care for her son, and not, as it claimed, because she engaged in bullying and other forms of misconduct, a commission has ruled.

The mental health of employees cannot benefit from workplace mental health screening programs unless they are paired with access to post-screening interventions, according to research from the Black Dog Institute and other bodies.

A commission has rejected a worker's bid for stop-bullying orders requiring her employer to cover her medical expenses and stand down its CEO, after finding her supervisor's frank and firm comments didn't constitute bullying.

Vocational advice, and mindful communication from return-to-work stakeholders, can improve the capacity of injured workers to perform work by changing their expectations and self-perceptions of fragility, Australian and European researchers say.

A "formidable and direct" manager's email reprimanding an overworked worker for working from home was unreasonable and caused a compensable psychiatric injury, a tribunal has found.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld the dismissal of a worker who contended he should not have been sacked for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 because of his recent heart attack and leave status.