A court has rejected a CEO's claim that her employer engaged in a "witch hunt" to find reasons to sack her because she raised safety concerns at a board meeting. It also found that requiring her to obtain a medical certificate to show she was fit for work after she disclosed mental health issues did not constitute adverse action.
Court Services Victoria (CSV) has been convicted and ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in penalties, in relation to a toxic workplace culture that contributed to the suicide death of a lawyer and to other workers taking stress leave.
SafeWork NSW has outlined a range of workplace factors that increase the risk of s-xual harassment, and explained what businesses can do to prevent it, in its inaugural four-year Respect at Work Strategy.
A worker suffered psychological injuries from bored colleagues targeting her to "pass the time", according to a judgment that also condemns a major employer for traumatising the vulnerable worker in a liability "witch hunt".
A worker's bid for stop-bullying orders has been dismissed after the alleged bullies - from a safety regulator - agreed to 13 "restrictions" preventing them from interacting with him in future.
A commission has rejected a worker's claim that her superior expected her to work up to 60 hours a week and bullied her through excessive work requirements.
A court has thrown out a worker's claim that an employer negligently exposed her to workplace bullying, finding some of the alleged acts of bullying involved efforts to maintain safety standards and enforce lawful directions.
A commission has refused a worker stop-bullying orders in a case providing "lessons" on change management failures, which previously led to an organisation losing an adverse action case and being handed a $12,000 penalty.
A government employee was unfairly sacked for "bullying and intimidation" after voluntarily involving herself in a stranger's child custody dispute while she was on unpaid leave, a commission has ruled, finding her actions weren't bullying within the meaning of WHS laws or the dictionary.
