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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.

A manager's evidence on the support a worker received has helped establish a reasonably arguable case against the worker's claim that alleged bullying and work stress caused her psychological condition.

A worker has failed to obtain stop-bullying orders against a colleague who, in a "single outburst", threatened him and told him he wasn't welcome in the workplace or at an upcoming work dinner.

A worker's inappropriate s-xual jokes and comments constituted s-xual harassment and provided a valid reason to dismiss him, according to a commissioner, who has also warned his former employer to do more to meet its positive WHS duty to prevent harassment.

A worker's 18 grounds of appeal against an injury ruling have been dismissed, with a court upholding findings that he was not bullied by his managers and all the cited management actions taken against him were reasonable.

A tribunal has found that while workplace factors only made up one-tenth of the contributing factors to a worker's psychological condition, his employment was still a "significant" contributor.

A worker who felt undue pressure to perform tasks beyond her work restrictions, after her post-surgery return-to-work plan was not communicated to management, has successfully argued she has compensable a psychological injury.

Most Australian employers in a high-hazard industry are aware of the need to train workers on WHS issues like harassment and bullying, but many deliver this training through single, isolated sessions that are known to have little impact, a series of workshops and interviews with safety professionals has found.

• WHS regulator targeting numerous NSW businesses;
  
• Key WHS measure for Cth parliamentary workplaces introduced; and
  
• WHS Regulations amended in WA.

In an ongoing case involving a worker claiming she was bullied by being barred from working from home, a court has clarified when a person has a workplace right to expect their employer to comply with the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions.