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Employees with little control over demanding jobs are more likely to be cynical towards others and their work, and suffer mental health issues as a result, European researchers have found.

An employer has avoided liability for a workplace injury arising from assault. A tribunal found that while the employer became aware of the incident minutes after it occurred, the injured worker failed to give notice as soon as practicable.

Negative psychosocial safety climates are significantly related to workers suffering musculoskeletal disorders and claiming workers' compensation, Australian researchers have found.

A company that restructured one of its worker's roles after she suffered an anxiety disorder has been found to have taken unlawful adverse action against her because of her mental condition.

An employer that failed to "genuinely engage" in rehabilitation options for an employee, who sustained a psych injury more than a decade ago, has been ordered to pay him thousands of dollars in past and future gym-related expenses.

A Telstra employee who believed his workload was excessive has been awarded workers' compensation for a stress-related injury, with the AAT finding it was irrelevant that others coped with equal or greater demands.

The Federal Court has rejected an injured worker's claim that his employer took adverse action against him by exposing him to a manager's abusive "dressing down" and failing to offer him a return-to-work plan.

An employer acted reasonably in transferring a sick worker to a role that could better "absorb" her frequent absenteeism, a tribunal has found.

A worker's claim that she suffers multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as a result of exposure to office pollutants has been rejected in the AAT.

An employer that promptly addressed a safety superintendent's "serious and urgent" performance issues acted unreasonably, the Queensland IRC has ruled in a workers' comp dispute.