A worker, who was placed on alternative duties and forbidden to talk to colleagues after she allegedly used a work vehicle for personal reasons, has been awarded compensation.
A judge has found a NSW employer and its director defamed a worker when they sent a group email to employees complaining about the amount of sick leave that she and other staff were taking.
A truck driver, whose workers' comp payments were suspended when he refused to undertake a RTW program, has had his appeal dismissed in the AAT. Also in this article, a Telstra team leader who took 154 sick leave days has lost her bid for workers' compensation.
Employers don't necessarily need to give a worker notice of a meeting, or invite the worker to have a support person present, if the meeting is not of a disciplinary nature, the Victorian Magistrates Court has ruled in a workers' comp dispute.
A Commonwealth employee, who collapsed at his desk after receiving a critical email from his supervisor, has lost his bid for incapacity payments. Also in this article, a Western Australian employer has been fined over an amputation.
A legal advisor has won compensation for a psych injury after the AAT found a negative "mid-year review" did not fall within the meaning of "administrative action". Also in this article, a worker has been denied compensation for a psych injury after a performance meeting was found to be reasonable.
Unsafe employer fined for abusing off-duty WorkCover inspector; Farmer's death highlights need to maintain and operate machinery to standard; and Employee deserved right of reply to "negative" survey results.
A teleconference that a Commonwealth Bank manager blamed for his suicide attempt cannot be categorised as "administrative action", whether unreasonable or otherwise, a full Federal Court has ruled in upholding his compensation claim.
Exasperated employers must refrain from reprimanding underperforming employees for taking too much sick leave or from sacking them while they're away, lawyers warn.
