A worker's compensable depressive disorder, which resulted from a workplace investigation, was a significant contributing cause of his subsequent heart attack, an employment tribunal has found.
Employees don't have the right to disobey lawful instructions from supervisors or refuse to carry out their duties just because they think they are unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in refusing a worker stop-bullying orders.
A worker who claimed his supervisor spat on him and slammed a door in his face has been denied workers' compensation, after the AAT found his incapacity for work was "merely the inevitable progression" of a pre-existing psychological condition.
A major employer that was aware of a worker's psychiatric vulnerability, but left her under the supervision of an abrasive manager, has been ordered to pay her $625,345 in damages.
An employer should have thoroughly investigated an injured worker's allegations of bullying before dismissing her for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of her job, a Fair Work Commissioner says.
The High Court has found that the reasonable administrative action exclusion in workers' comp laws blocks psychological injury claims arising from the "real or imagined" consequences of such action, such as being bullied by a manager.
A worker has been awarded more than $1 million in damages and compensation, after she was bullied in a "feedback" meeting and during mediation with a supervisor.
A leading OHS lawyer has outlined six "golden rules" for ensuring compliance with both safety and anti-discrimination laws when managing workers who might have a mental illness.
A worker has been refused lump sum compensation for a psychiatric injury, after a commission rejected her claim that her employer failed to take into account her vulnerable mental state when performance managing her.
