It was unreasonable to expect an organisation to create a "special position" for an employee suffering workplace stress, a court has ruled in dismissing his negligence claim.
An employee who was traumatised after featuring in a s-xually suggestive poster has successfully sought maximum damages from her employer and its workplace health advisor for discrimination and harassment.
An employee has failed to prove that historical workplace harassment caused her current psychological injuries. Also in this article, new dismissal and other rulings; HR's role in preventing harassment; and more.
An employee who was told his position was being made redundant "almost immediately" after returning to work from a long absence is entitled to compensation for a psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
An employee who was sacked at the end of her probationary period deliberately lied about her medical history, a tribunal has found, in upholding the denial of her compensation claim.
Four considerations must factor into employers' performance and disciplinary processes when mental health issues are potentially also at play, a workplace lawyer says.
Psychological injury risks and mental health issues are receiving heightened levels of HR attention in light of pandemic-related stresses and remote working. This webcast discusses employers' legal obligations in this space, including reasonable adjustment considerations and implications for managing work processes.
An employee who blamed his psychological condition on a transfer knockback, punitive performance management and a written warning was not treated unfairly, a tribunal has found.
An employer has failed to convince a tribunal that it should not be held liable for an employee's psychological injury claim because medical evidence showed she was a "heavy drinker".
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
