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Accusations that an employee committed "disgusting" acts against children played a major part in his psychological injury, a commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's 'reasonable actions' defence.
The Port Stephens City Council gardener claimed workers' compensation for major depressive disorder caused by nine work-related stressors between 2014 and 2017. Specifically, he said the employer:
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