Psychological injuries & claims | Page 20 (266 items)

An employee has failed to prove a supervisor's "tirade of abuse" aggravated her post-traumatic stress disorder, with a commission finding her "clear dislike" for him distorted her perspective.

There is now a much greater onus on employers to take a trauma-informed approach to workplace investigations involving sensitive matters, an employment lawyer says.

Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'Managing evolving workplace psych risks' webinar, presented on 29 June by Ashurst partner-elect Tamara Lutvey.

Having a psychologically safe workplace has never been more important, and with mental health injuries on the rise, employers are being urged to take their resilience strategies to the next level.

Rising workplace psychological injury rates are proof that despite increased awareness of mental health risks, employers are still "missing the mark" when it comes to prevention and management efforts, an organisational psychologist says.

Workplace psychological injury risks are receiving more attention than ever before, and the onus is squarely on employers to respond. Watch this HR Daily webcast to understand how risks are evolving and what this means for your organisation.

An employer has been ordered to pay a manager more than $2.25 million in compensation, penalties and costs after its CEO "effectively destroyed" her life.

Workplace disagreements and behaviours caused an employee "some stress", but they didn't significantly contribute to his psychological ailment, a tribunal has ruled.

A mentally unwell employee has failed to prove her employer compromised her ability to return to work after she suffered a psychological injury, and that she was therefore unfairly dismissed.

It was reasonable rather than "threatening" for an employer to raise the prospect of resignation with a worker who was struggling, a tribunal has ruled.