Browsing: Performance management


MON
2:38PM

Unreasonable email injured overworked worker

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.


TUE
12:57PM

Council loses injury appeal, failed to advise worker of scope of probe and treated him aggressively

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.


FRI
3:21PM

Worker injured after being called into the office every two days to explain incidents

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.


MON
10:48AM

Injury-causing performance management not unreasonable for worker unable to delegate tasks

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.




THU
1:49PM

Worker's inexperience affects ability to accept supervision

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.


WED
12:02PM

Travel allowance queries not unreasonable under injury Act

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.


FRI
11:27AM

Injury-causing disciplinary action unreasonably blocked worker from performing daily duties

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.


TUE
12:15PM

Safety rep injured by alleged bullying, harassment and ridicule for pushing for COVID-safe practices

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.


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