A Westpac employee who was bullied and called "Scabby Abby" by colleagues has been awarded workers' compensation, after the Queensland IRC found one manager lied about the worker's performance, and another failed to act on her harassment complaints.
A security officer who claimed his psychological injury was caused by a co-worker's aggressive behaviour has had his workers' comp claim dismissed, after the Queensland IRC found his condition arose from his mistaken belief that managers failed to act on his concerns.
An employer that inspected a ladder and found it was safe and secure - immediately before it broke and injured a worker - isn't liable for the worker's injuries, the Queensland Supreme Court has ruled.
A Queensland employer has been ordered to pay nearly $370,000 in damages to a worker who was injured while demonstrating a technique for dealing with aggressive people.
A Queensland worker, who claimed he suffered a back injury while receiving rehabilitative physiotherapy for a work-related knee injury, has lost his bid for workers' compensation in the IRC.
A work-related psychological injury that arises from two stressors - s-xual harassment and perceived bullying - is still compensable if one of the stressors is considered reasonable management action, the Queensland IRC has found in upholding a worker's claim.
A Queensland labour-hire worker who injured his back while moving crates has been awarded $43,000 in damages, after the Supreme Court was told the trolleys provided for the task were impractical.
A Queensland union employee has been awarded workers' compensation for a psychological injury, after the Industrial Relations Commission found her manager humiliated her in front of colleagues during a meeting.
A Queensland worker who claimed a co-worker bullied her and made threats against women has had her workers' compensation claim dismissed, after the IRC found it was her perception of the co-worker, and not his actions, that caused her psychological injury.
Queensland shift workers have been assured they will still be covered by the journey-claim provisions of the State WCR Act if they stop for a sleep on their way home from work.
