A worker who worked for a company for just seven years has been awarded nearly $9,000 in long service leave entitlements because he resigned due to stress and anxiety. A commission rejected the company's claim that he feigned his condition.
A worker's psychiatric injury from being s-xually harassed by a colleague at a social club Christmas party was work-related, because the employer allowed other workers to cover for them so they could attend the function, a commission has found.
A worker didn't negligently contribute to his injuries by entering a trench he knew was at risk of collapse to "rescue" a drill, a court has ruled in awarding him nearly $1.5 million in damages.
An appeals court has rejected an injured worker's renewed bid for damages and her claim that her employer should have implemented a supervisory and inspection regime to prevent her slipping on a grape.
A worker whose hand became infected, after his manager persuaded him to return to work instead of seeing his doctor after he injured it, has been awarded nearly $1 million in damages.
An employer that required a worker to manually handle an 85kg object has failed to escape liability for his lift injury, by arguing he initially told supervisors he might have sustained it at the gym.
An employer's stringent risk assessment process has blocked a worker's claim that the employer induced or encouraged her to undertake a "high-risk" activity on a work trip where she was injured.
An appeals court has upheld a $480,000 damages award, confirming that an employer breached its duty of care to a worker by failing to maintain a non-slip work surface according to the manufacturer's guidelines or periodically check its slip resistance.
An employer has unsuccessfully argued that it isn't liable for a burnt-out worker's psychological injury because it was caused by his personality traits, including a strong work ethic and high standards.
