The Queensland IRC has found that workplace "cliquiness" doesn't necessarily constitute bullying and harassment, in rejecting a worker's psychological injury claim.
An employer and six employees accused of bullying - in a worker's application for stop-bullying orders - have failed in their bid to have their names suppressed.
Employers can take numerous steps to ensure their workers are safe and act appropriately at end-of-year celebrations, and are being reminded of cases that show the consequences of failing to do so.
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.
A parliamentary committee has warned that a gap in safety legislation is exposing FIFO workers to bullying and other risks at accommodation facilities, and accused Rio Tinto of 'underplaying' the impact of FIFO work on mental health.
An "unpleasant" worker who insulted colleagues and repeatedly swore was unfairly sacked for bullying, a Commission has found in criticising his employer's reliance on inconclusive CCTV footage during the disciplinary process.
