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HR leader prejudged employee's motives for making psych claim

It was "serious" for HR to allege that an employee fabricated workplace complaints to support his psychological injury claim, and instead supported evidence he had been singled out and targeted at work.

The Tomago Aluminium employee claimed a number of workplace issues aggravated his pre-existing post-traumatic stress disorder, but the employer denied he suffered a work-related injury and said that if he did, it was caused by reasonable action with respect to discipline and/or the provision of employment benefits.

NSW Personal Injury Commission Member Cameron Burge said at the outset there was "overwhelming" evidence, including from the employer's own independent medical examiner, that the employee's psychological injury had been aggravated by his employment.

The employee reported to his doctor that he'd been bullied, harassed and discriminated against, and had been unsupported by managers...

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