An employee's accounts of bullying and hostile conduct had "such independent consistency and support" that there was "no doubt they were based on real events", a commission has found in upholding her psychological injury claim.
An HR director failed to appreciate the significance of an employee being called a "moron" at work, when she said such "robust interactions" were to be expected when discussing performance and deadlines, a commission has ruled in psych injury proceedings.
An employer's investigation and disciplinary process into an employee's alleged fraud did not breach her employment contract, nor its duty of care to her, a court has ruled in rejecting her psychological injury damages appeal.
A commission has rejected that weekly meetings with a probationary employee were a "performance appraisal" that exempted an employer from liability for his psychological injury.
A managing director has failed to disprove allegations he intimidated, excluded and swore at his employer's CEO, with a commission finding these "actual events" created the perception of a hostile workplace.
An employer that was "acutely aware" of an employee's "mental health fragility" acted unreasonably when handling his return to full duties and his complaint about a manager, a commission has found.
The High Court has granted an employee special leave to appeal a ruling that found an employer couldn't have reasonably foreseen his "extraordinary" psychiatric response to being dismissed.
It wasn't reasonable to transfer an employee accused of s-xual harassment and ban him from speaking to female staff alone, a commission has found in a psychological injury appeal.
An employee was left feeling isolated and depressed after her numerous emails to an HR leader were ignored, a commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's reasonable action defence.
The Fair Work Commission has announced start dates for all the Closing Loopholes reforms, and employers can expect practical guidance over the coming months. Meanwhile among all serious injury claims, those involving mental health conditions have increased at a concerning rate in recent years, Safe Work Australia reports.
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