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FRI

12:17PM

Lower-level managers in stress "danger zone"

Lower-level managers are more likely than their senior counterparts to be in the stress "danger zone", placing their health - and the effectiveness of their organisation - at risk, Swedish researchers have found.

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FRI

3:40PM

Heavy workload and abuse from managers cause psych injury

A NSW worker who tried to commit suicide, after one of a series of underperformance meetings, has been awarded workers' compensation, after the WCC found his psychological injury arose from a heavy workload and managerial abuse, and not drug dependency, as claimed by his employer.

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FRI

12:46PM

Mental illness myths busted in new workplace wellbeing guide

A new guide on promoting mental health and wellbeing at work has busted a host of myths surrounding workers with mental illness, and explains how leaders can recognise and respond to mental ill health.

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TUE

12:19PM

"Less than perfect" managers and restructure were "reasonable": WCT

A South Australian worker, whose psychological injury arose from perceived workplace bullying, has lost his workers' compensation bid, after the WCT found his managers' "less than perfect" behaviour was reasonable.

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FRI

2:01PM

Worker who says she was bullied - and poisoned - loses dismissal case

A worker who claimed her managers bullied her - and that someone at work tried to poison her - has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected, after the NSW IRC found her employer went beyond its duty to help her access psychiatric help.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

TUE

12:21PM

Mentally ill worker unfairly dismissed for assaulting colleague

A NSW firefighter who was sacked after he assaulted a colleague has had his unfair dismissal claim upheld, after an IRC full bench found he was mentally ill at the time of the incident, causing him to act out of character.

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THU

2:52PM

Employer that put off anti-bullying plan handed $600k damages bill

A Victorian employer that failed to act on its plan to introduce an anti-bullying policy - after a worker complained her manager harassed her - has been ordered to pay the worker nearly $600,000 in damages.

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TUE

11:55AM

Study finds link between low support, depression, bullying and sickies

Workers who receive little support from colleagues and managers are twice as likely to develop "significant depression symptoms", and far more likely to take sick leave, a new Safe Work Australia-commissioned report has found.

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THU

11:15AM

Manager called worker names, superior ignored her bullying complaints

A Westpac employee who was bullied and called "Scabby Abby" by colleagues has been awarded workers' compensation, after the Queensland IRC found one manager lied about the worker's performance, and another failed to act on her harassment complaints.

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