Log in or become a subscriber

An employee who claimed he suffered a psychological injury after performance feedback from his supervisor has failed to convince a tribunal that her behaviour amounted to unreasonable action.

An employee who claimed he suffered a psychological injury after performance feedback from his supervisor has failed to convince a tribunal that her behaviour amounted to unreasonable action.

At "worst", the supervisor rolled her eyes, which the employee found demeaning, and said the employee wasn't meeting expectations, which he found threatening, South Australian Employment Tribunal Deputy President Judge Miles Crawley said, in rejecting his workers' compensation claim.

The employee had worked for the State Department for Child Protection since 2001, and during his tenure he made several complaints about workplace bullying and stress. From 2017 onwards, after two unsuccessful psychological injury claims, he worked as a senior social worker with limited direct supervision and performance expectations...