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An employer could not reasonably argue that an employee's perception of "chronic understaffing" and limited support was not in fact "a reality", a tribunal has found in psychological injury proceedings.

The Tasmanian Department of Health paramedic and deployment supervisor claimed compensation for a psychological injury caused by "severe overload" in his duties due to "chronic understaffing".

The employer disputed liability on the basis it had a "reasonably arguable case" that the employee's injury resulted from its reasonable administrative actions relating to staff shortages...