Chronic fatigue aggravated by reasonable management
A worker whose chronic fatigue syndrome was aggravated by the stress of a new role has been denied workers' compensation.
A worker whose chronic fatigue syndrome was aggravated by the stress of a new role has been denied workers' compensation.
A Victorian employer was entitled to assume a worker was capable of performing a managerial role without sustaining a stress-related psych injury, the Court of Appeal has ruled in dismissing the worker's damages claim.
The NSW WCC President has upheld a finding that a deceased worker's unhealthy sedentary lifestyle was linked to her job, and her children are entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in workers' compensation.
Managers set the tone for respectful and harassment-free workplaces and should be careful when taking part in a swearing culture, the Queensland IRC has stressed in awarding an injured worker compensation.
Transfer process censured in depression-related dismissal case; and WorkCover issues 13 stress-reduction fact sheets.
The AAT has chastised a manager for insensitively performance managing an injured worker with a history of stress, and upheld the worker's appeal.
Asking colleagues who exhibit suicidal warning signs, such as talking about tidying up affairs, if they are suicidal won't "tip them over the edge", but "provide a starting point for a solution", a new suicide position statement says.
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