Psychological injuries & claims | Page 23 (273 items)

Management action does not have to be "perfect" or industrially fair for it to be reasonable, a Commission has noted in finding a stressed employee was not entitled to compensation for a psychological injury.

Early-intervention efforts to improve workplace respect are dramatically reducing bullying complaints and associated claims, among other strategies.

A growing number of mental health claims stem from "small issues" that could have been nipped in the bud early, an insurance expert says.

In trying to shield a manager from the embarrassment of suspension, an employer ignored correct procedures and caused his psych injury, a commission has ruled.

Substantiating a formal complaint against an employee who had no opportunity to respond was more than a "mere blemish" in a disciplinary process, a commission has ruled in upholding her psychological injury claim.

A manager's negative comments when providing an employee's reference caused a psychological injury, but they were reasonable, a tribunal has found.

An employer's investigation into bullying allegations against an executive was reasonable, a tribunal has ruled in rejecting his psychological injury claim.

An employee "tormented" by her manager's s-xual harassment has won her damages appeal, with a court increasing the original order by more than $100k.

An employer has defended a psychological injury claim from a manager who said he was "blindsided" by disciplinary meetings and undermined by his superiors.