The Federal Court has quashed an earlier ruling that a worker's psychological injury is compensable because her employer's recruitment process was potentially biased.
A recent full Federal Court decision confirms that an employee's poor performance or misconduct cannot be excused automatically by a medical condition, according to law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.
A worker who suffered a psychiatric injury after her boss secretly took photos of her breasts has been denied workers' compensation, but will appeal the decision.
A Federal Court full bench has upheld an employer's appeal against an adverse action claim, after it found a dismissed worker's misconduct wasn't linked to his depression.
A worker who suffered a severe mental disorder, after being bullied and accused of theft and a violent act, has been granted leave to sue two non-profit organisations for damages.
The Queensland IRC has found that workplace "cliquiness" doesn't necessarily constitute bullying and harassment, in rejecting a worker's psychological injury claim.
Legislation that allows injured workers to appeal against AAT decisions only on questions of law isn't unconstitutional, a full Federal Court has ruled in a 20-year-old dispute.
National Mental Health Commission chair Professor Allan Fels has called for employers to prioritise reducing the "huge impact" of mental ill health on productivity, and released a major report outlining six strategies for creating mentally healthy workplaces.
A major employer that topped the "scale of unfairness" in sacking a stressed worker won't have to pay him workers' compensation, after a tribunal found his condition fell within the boundaries of normal mental functioning.
A slaughterhouse employee who was bullied by workers who regularly threw fat and blood clots at him has been awarded workers' compensation, while a clerk has failed to convince a tribunal that repetitive keyboard use caused her spine injury.
