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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 whose drug and alcohol policy didn't state when workers should stop drinking, prior to starting a shift, has been ordered to compensate an employee who was sacked for smelling of alcohol after the Melbourne Cup.

A FIFO worker who was attacked at a mining-camp tavern wasn't injured during an "ordinary recess" in his employment, and the Hatzimanolis test didn't apply to his case, a tribunal has found.

Department of Defence executives named as respondents in a stop-bullying application have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that their names should be suppressed because the case is likely to be reported in the media.

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

A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an earlier finding that a worker was performance-managed rather than bullied by his employer, and stressed that the FWC doesn't need to investigate every issue raised in an anti-bullying application.

• "Boys being boys" claim rejected after glass threat;
  
• Stressed worker loses adverse action appeal; and
  
• FWC full bench finds drink-spiking claim implausible.

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 manager who fell off a balcony while under the influence of cocaine and alcohol at a gathering at his home wasn't injured "in the course of his employment", a NSW tribunal has ruled, rejecting his claim that the gathering constituted a "seamless" continuation of a work function.

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.