Two co-workers whose romantic relationship was allegedly depicted in a novel, written by a colleague's husband, have been denied damages for psychiatric injuries.
An employer that promptly addressed a safety superintendent's "serious and urgent" performance issues acted unreasonably, the Queensland IRC has ruled in a workers' comp dispute.
An employer acted reasonably in requiring a shift worker, who decided he couldn't work Saturdays for religious reasons, to take annual leave on those days while it found a new role for him, a court has ruled in rejecting the man's renewed bid for workers' compensation.
A worker who claims her supervisor directed her to accompany him alone in his work vehicle, before taking her to a caravan park "to party", has been awarded workers' compensation for a psychiatric injury.
An employee who was awarded workers' compensation for a psychological injury triggered by her manager's swearing and inappropriate behaviour has had her benefits stripped in the Queensland Industrial Court.
A worker who suffered a psychiatric injury after her boss secretly took photos of her breasts has been denied workers' compensation, but will appeal the decision.
Bunnings has been ordered to pay $700,000 in damages to a worker who went into a coma and suffered septicaemia after inhaling fertiliser dust while performing a routine task.
The Queensland IRC has found that workplace "cliquiness" doesn't necessarily constitute bullying and harassment, in rejecting a worker's psychological injury claim.
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