The decision to formalise a casual performance management process didn't fall within the definition of workplace bullying - even if it humiliated a worker, the Federal Court has found in quashing an AAT decision.
In a long-running dispute between a Victorian law firm and a former partner, the Court of Appeal has found the partner - who made 23 bullying and harassment complaints during her employment - isn't entitled to damages.
With workplace bullying claims likely to increase under the proposed Fair Work amendments, Sparke Helmore Lawyers partner David Davies has advised employers to develop a four-step bullying prevention and response strategy.
The Fair Work Commission is likely to start dealing with workplace bullying complaints from July, with the Federal Government's budget committing $21.4 million to the policy.
Assessing a worker's psychological injury claim involves much more than a diagnosis. Here, a research psychologist explains how an employee's credibility and functionality are measured.
Workplace bullying victims will be required to seek advice from an "independent" agency before taking their case to the Fair Work Commission, under the Federal Coalition's new IR policy, which also includes a plan to "urgently" review the necessity of the Safe Rates Tribunal.
Workers who are subjected to bullying and stress at work are more likely to have children and grandchildren with autism or cancer, and their employers could be held liable under the due diligence provisions of the model WHS Act, a new Australian white paper says.
A security officer who claimed his psychological injury was caused by a co-worker's aggressive behaviour has had his workers' comp claim dismissed, after the Queensland IRC found his condition arose from his mistaken belief that managers failed to act on his concerns.
The State of Victoria has been ordered to pay $250,000 in damages to a police officer who sustained a psychological injury and tried to commit suicide after being bullied by a supervisor. The Court of Appeal rejected the State's claim that the officer had been contributorily negligent in failing to make a complaint about the bullying.
Harmers Workplace Lawyers has hit back at critics of its handling of the ongoing Oracle harassment dispute, highlighting the vital role that some court cases play in reforming industry.
