A Western Australian employer's attempt to make a new finance manager "fit in" through mentoring was so mishandled it plunged him into a state of severe depression, a tribunal has found in awarding him compensation.
A judge has stressed that employers are obliged to communicate company policies to staff in "clear and unambiguous terms", in awarding workers' compensation to a Jetstar flight attendant who was issued a final warning for drinking alcohol on a plane.
Employer fined for dangerous-goods breach after horrific acid spill; Rail workers trained to support traumatised mates; Tasmanian asbestos victims win access to no-fault compensation; and HWSA developing quad bike safety tools.
S-x-related workers' comp claim proceeds to Federal Court; Victorian employer that overlooked cheap, safe procedure fined $80K; Workers' comp fraudster caught after advertising second job; and Rail operators urged to crack down on Kronic.
A Queensland employer, that failed to address a meltdown in staff relations, has been ordered to compensate a worker who claimed she was psychologically injured by being bullied at work.
In an important ruling for Victorian employers, a law firm that is being sued for damages by an injured former partner has won its High Court bid to challenge the opinion of a WorkCover Authority medical panel.
An employer cannot be expected to have systems in place to identify and accommodate the "particular psychological vulnerabilities" of all of its workers, a judge has ruled in rejecting a QR Ltd employee's compensation claim.
A Victorian worker who believed her employer contacted her too often while she was on sick leave has been awarded compensation for a stress injury, even though her employment was just one of "multiple factors" that contributed to her condition.
A South Australian employer that failed to prevent a worker - who was on restricted duties and affected by alcohol - from performing a risky task has been fined, after the worker was nearly killed.
