An employer has been ordered to pay a worker $1.3 million in damages for PTSD and bipolar disorder, after she was repeatedly s-xually harassed and a colleague threatened to rape her.
A major employer has failed to overturn a finding that an injured worker's health assessment should only apply to his current restricted role. In another case, a commissioner has found a worker was unfairly sacked after threatening to "go postal".
Victoria Police can start overcoming its notorious s-xist organisational culture, which includes cases of rape, by publicly acknowledging harm to employees and establishing a "redress scheme", according to an independent review of the organisation.
A tribunal was wrong to find a worker's psychological injury was caused by a reasonable decision not to promote her, a Federal Court full bench has found in upholding the worker's appeal.
In a case highlighting the broad reach of the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions, a commissioner has found that a "worker" is entitled to apply for stop-bullying orders against a resort's residents and members of its bodies corporate.
Employers are being urged to "take the moral choice" of reducing job demands or at least increasing resources, after a national survey of school principals showed the "sheer quantity" of work is their greatest source of stress.
A manager's response to a worker's s-xual harassment complaint was "entirely misplaced in a work environment", a commission has found in awarding the woman compensation for a psychological injury.
With the end of the work year and its associated events fast approaching, law firms are reminding employers of simple steps they can take to ensure celebrations are both enjoyable and safe. Meanwhile, regulators are urging construction companies to secure their sites.
