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Department of Defence executives named as respondents in a stop-bullying application have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that their names should be suppressed because the case is likely to be reported in the media.

Negative psychosocial safety climates are significantly related to workers suffering musculoskeletal disorders and claiming workers' compensation, Australian researchers have found.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an earlier finding that a worker was performance-managed rather than bullied by his employer, and stressed that the FWC doesn't need to investigate every issue raised in an anti-bullying application.

The Federal Court has rejected an injured worker's claim that his employer took adverse action against him by exposing him to a manager's abusive "dressing down" and failing to offer him a return-to-work plan.

An employer acted reasonably in transferring a sick worker to a role that could better "absorb" her frequent absenteeism, a tribunal has found.

The Fair Work Act is quiet on who can be subjected to an anti-bullying order, and employers could be forced to stop dealing with particular customers or suppliers accused of bullying, according to IR expert Professor Andrew Stewart.

NSW Labor will double WorkCover's inspectorate, return safety prosecutions to the Industrial Court and enact special anti-bullying laws if it defies the polls to win this Saturday's State election.

• All workers urged to take anti-bullying stand;
  
• Australian companies invited to take on world's safest employers;
  
• NHVR changes take effect in Tasmania soon; and
  
• NSW issues mine safety alerts.

An HR manager acted unreasonably in failing to gauge whether a worker was able to continue with a surprise two-hour meeting, during which the worker was bombarded with allegations of bullying and harassment, the ACT Supreme Court has found.

The Victorian Magistrates Court has rejected a manager's claim that his psychological injury arose from being overworked and bullied by managers, finding he sustained it after he was suspended for abusing colleagues.