An employer that decided against resolving a psychologically injured worker's many grievances was not negligent because it delayed the process out of concern for his wellbeing, an appeals court has found in denying the worker damages.
A worker who alleged she was robbed of a $15,000 employee-of-the-year prize, and sustained a psychological injury as a result, has failed in her bid for Fair Work Commission orders overturning the competition's outcome.
A worker who was suspended without pay after a serious safety incident has failed to convince a commission that he wasn't as culpable as the worker he was assisting when the incident occurred.
A worker who accused his managers of engaging in a "witch hunt" on him has been denied compensation for a psychiatric injury, after a commission found he wrongly perceived reasonable supervision as micromanagement.
A judgment for a psychologically injured worker has sent an important reminder to employers that reasonable administrative action like a counselling meeting must be conducted reasonably.
A worker sacked for abusing his supervisors and riding his bicycle recklessly in the workplace has been reinstated, after a commission found his misconduct was precipitated by his employer's inconsistent management of him.
A full Federal Court has relied on a recent High Court decision in finding that administrative-action exclusions for psychological injury claims only apply if the injury would not have occurred without the action.
An employer has been ordered to pay a dismissed worker nearly $8000 for unreasonably ignoring his doctor's plan to conduct a case conference on his condition.
