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In separate adverse action rulings in the Federal Circuit Court, a solicitor who was sacked after he "misconducted himself" due to ill health has been awarded more than $100,000, while a second solicitor's claim has been rejected.

A team leader who claimed his psychiatric injury was caused by being bullied by his supervisor has been denied workers' compensation, after the AAT found the supervisor's actions "simply did not fit" the dictionary definition of bullying.

An alleged victim of workplace bullying has failed to convince a Commissioner that the Fair Work Act's new anti-bullying provisions should be construed in favour of "all Australians".

Bullying and work-pressure claims costing employers thousands; and WA hints at expanding compensation rights for asbestos victims.

Workplace ostracism is more common and more harmful to employee health and wellbeing than harassment, according to Canadian researchers.

Employers can tackle workplace s-xual harassment, reducing sick and stress leave and workers' comp claims in the process, by following six simple steps, according to a guide developed under a national strategy.

An anti-bullying applicant isn't at risk of ongoing workplace bullying at ANZ Bank because he was sacked after lodging his claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employer that sacked a male worker for abusing a female colleague - his former lover - but didn't sack the colleague when she behaved in the same way, has been ordered to reinstate the man.

Employers are being urged to take 13 steps to create mentally healthy workplaces.

A workplace manager's application for stop-bullying orders against her employer and a subordinate has been rejected, with a Commissioner stressing that "reasonable management action" has a "wide meaning" under the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions.