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A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an earlier decision that it was lawful and reasonable for an employer to direct an injured worker to be assessed by a company-preferred doctor before returning to work.
The parliamentary committee inquiry into WorkCover NSW's longstanding culture of bullying and "cover up" has called for the introduction of special anti-bullying legislation to bridge the gap left by the WHS and Fair Work Acts.
A worker who claimed he was sacked because he complained of workplace bullying, took sick leave for a work-related injury, and made safety complaints to WorkCover NSW, has had his adverse action claim rejected in the Federal Circuit Court.
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 major employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker who was sacked for starting a fight, while the Victorian Government has introduced a new system for responding to patient violence in public hospitals.
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.
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A health and safety rep was fairly sacked for backdating a job hazard analysis after his safety manager told him to, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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".
