A "formidable and direct" manager's email reprimanding an overworked worker for working from home was unreasonable and caused a compensable psychiatric injury, a tribunal has found.
A senior manager's aggressive manner and other missteps made a Sydney council's otherwise reasonable decision to investigate a matter unreasonable, contributing to a worker's psychological injury and entitling him to compensation, an appeals commission has confirmed.
A major employer has been deemed liable for the psychological injuries a worker developed after she was involved in product-quality-related incidents, which led to her being "interrogated" as if she was involved in a "murder case", a commission has found.
The assistance a manager provided to a worker has helped quash the worker's claim that she was unreasonably performance managed - and injured - over issues stemming from her employer's inadequate resources.
An employer that responded to a complaint about the tone of a worker's emails by levelling a string of accusations against him has failed to prove his psychological injury arose from reasonable disciplinary action.
A company has lost its appeal against a compensation order for an injured worker it suspended, with a commission upholding a finding that the employer restricted her ability to defend herself against allegations of misconduct.
An Australian Border Force worker's bid for compensation for depression and anxiety has been rejected, with a tribunal highlighting the traumatic circumstances of her personal life. It also found her inexperience impaired her ability to accept reasonable supervision.
A worker has failed in his bid for compensation for stress and anxiety injuries, with a tribunal finding his employer's repeated enquiries about his travel expenses were "reasonable administrative actions", regardless of whether they upset the worker.
In a case that centred on the alleged inappropriate access of patient files by a clerk, a commission has upheld the worker's claim for benefits for a psychological injury linked to "heavy handed" disciplinary action.
A worker who was exposed to racist slurs, profane language and aggressive behaviour from his superiors and co-workers has won his permanent impairment claim, despite his employer's argument his psych injury was caused by a reasonable performance appraisal.