We recently reported that the second five yearly review of the Queensland Workers’ Compensation Scheme was nearing completion and that a Bill to introduce some of the review’s recommendations was expected.
In this New South Wales District Court decision, an employer was found liable for the deliberate actions of a manager who verbally and physically bullied the plaintiff over a period of 14 months.
In Rhodin v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2019] ACTSC 207, the ACT Supreme Court delivered a substantial verdict against Coles in favour of a delicatessen attendant following a slip and fall on ice in a seafood cool room.
In a recent appeal, the Full Federal Court has upheld the decision of a single judge of the Federal Court in which an employer was ordered to compensate a truck driver injured when he became involved in a couple’s domestic dispute at a service station.
Injured workers often apply out of time for review of insurers’ decisions in statutory workers’ compensation claims on the basis of ‘special circumstances’. But what really constitutes ‘special circumstances’? A recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies the position.
In the recent case of Brisbane Youth Service Inc v Beven [2017] QCA 211, a majority of the Queensland Court of Appeal found that an employer was negligent in allowing a family support worker, Ms Beven, to provide support services to a client who then assaulted her, which resulted in Ms Beven suffering a psychological injury.
Justice Henry of the Queensland Supreme Court in Cairns has found that a course of managerial mistreatment, which commenced in early 2010 and spanned about a year, caused the Cape York District’s Director of Nursing to develop a psychiatric injury that led to the loss of her career.
After his claim was initially dismissed by the District Court, Mr Berhane was today successful in his appeal to the Court of Appeal.
From 1 July 2017, all employees paid under a modern award or paid the national minimum wage will be entitled to a pay increase.
That was the expensive lesson learned by Ms Whitley, whose claim was dismissed by the District Court earlier this month with costs. Cooper Grace Ward acted for WorkCover Queensland in the successful defence of the claim.
In a recent decision, the Queensland Court of Appeal has upheld a narrow interpretation of section 279 of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) restricting the scope of information required to be provided under that section.
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory has provided guidance on the extent of an employer’s duty to employees performing ‘simple and commonplace’ tasks.