Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (National)


WED
2:39PM

Swearing culture didn't mitigate worker's conduct towards manager

There is a "qualitative difference" between swearing in the workplace and swearing at a colleague, the Fair Work Commission has affirmed, in finding an employer fairly sacked a worker for verbally abusing his manager.


MON
2:52PM

Genuine fears for safety warranted sacking of worker

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a worker who threatened to shoot his supervisor was fairly sacked, and found the supervisor had reasonable grounds to be concerned about his safety.


FRI
11:31AM

Alternative employment request 'for safety' amounted to dismissal

An employer that asked a worker to look for another job "for OH&S reasons" after he suffered heart problems has failed to defend an adverse action claim in the Federal Circuit Court.


FRI
3:23PM

Fitness for work irrelevant to ongoing compensation if no suitable duties offered

An employer's claim that an injured worker was no longer entitled to incapacity payments because he could work full-time has been rejected, after the AAT found suitable duties weren't offered.


FRI
11:20AM

Sacked worker can claim adverse action despite lengthy absence

A sick worker who was sacked after being absent for more than 10 months can claim adverse action, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled, finding a dismissal can still be unlawful beyond the three months considered "temporary absence" under the Fair Work Act.


THU
9:25AM

"Embarrassment" no reason to suppress employer name in bullying case: FWC

The Fair Work Commission has refused to suppress the name of an employer and an individual subject to a bullying claim, but has warned a worker against publicly revealing their identities before the hearing.

(This article has been republished as some subscribers might have had difficulties accessing it yesterday.)


WED
2:54PM

"Embarrassment" no reason to suppress employer name in bullying case: FWC

The Fair Work Commission has refused to suppress the name of an employer and an individual subject to a bullying claim, but has warned a worker against publicly revealing their identities before the hearing.


FRI
12:56PM

WED
2:37PM

Worker unfairly sacked for working in own business while injured

The Fair Work Commission has ruled in favour of an injured worker who was sacked for allegedly lying to his employer and WorkCover about his medical restrictions.


TUE
11:12AM

Worker challenges RTW decision from 20 years ago

A former Commonwealth employee's 20-year battle for bullying-related workers' compensation has hit another stumbling block, with the Federal Court rejecting her claim that her return-to-work plan was closed illegally in 1993.


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