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An employer was entitled to direct an absent employee to attend an independent medical examination, after she refused to attend "ridiculous" training on mental health grounds, a commission has found.

In November last year, following a patient complaint, Queensland Health transferred the Princess Alexandra Hospital clinical nurse into an administrative role.

But numerous issues arose in that alternative role, including allegedly that the employee: refused to work as directed; commented that she didn't care about and hated going to work; and felt she was being "degraded" by having to do administrative duties...