A South Australian worker, whose psychological injury arose from perceived workplace bullying, has lost his workers' compensation bid, after the WCT found his managers' "less than perfect" behaviour was reasonable.
Victoria, South Australia and the Seacare scheme have the lowest return-to-work rates in the country, according to Safe Work Australia's new return-to-work "monitor". Also in this article, an Adelaide physio has been found guilty of overcharging WorkCover SA.
A Queensland worker, whose heel was crushed by a trolley loaded with 240kg of stock, has been awarded $62,000 in damages, after the District Court found her employer failed to pay "close attention" to the way staff handled such equipment.
A call centre operator, who smokes and has a history of respiratory tract infections, has been denied workers' compensation for a voice disorder, after the AAT found her job didn't contribute to her condition to "a degree that is substantially more than material".
Employers are only seeing the "tip of the iceberg" of workers' compensation claims for body and mental stress injuries arising from sedentary work, according to physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier.
Drug and alcohol testing is now an accepted way for many employers to meet their workplace safety obligations. But which form of testing is appropriate? And what should employers consider when enforcing their policies?
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A worker, who claimed her psychiatric illnesses were caused by witnessing the decapitation of a lift technician more than 30 years ago, has had her ongoing bid for workers' compensation blocked in the Federal Court.
BHP Billiton Ltd has been ordered to pay a former worker, who now has mesothelioma, nearly $360,000, after the South Australian District Court rejected its claim that in the early 1960s it didn't have "actual knowledge" that low asbestos exposure was hazardous.
