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A "perfectionist" employee who often chose to work extra hours to finish tasks is entitled to compensation for a psychological injury, after a commission found she was "overworked, under-resourced and unsupported".

The Woolworths Group employee sought workers' compensation for a psychological injury caused by an excessive workload, but the employer denied liability on the basis her injury was a result of reasonable action.

In dispute resolution proceedings before the NSW Personal Injury Commission, the employee said she worked 17 hours per week in a toy department, where she was required to perform the same duties as her predecessor, who had been contracted to work a 34-hour week...