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An employer has failed to prove an employee's psychological condition was a "grief reaction" to her father's death, and not caused by her poor workplace relationship with a supervisor.
NSW Personal Injury Commission Member Cameron Burge found the employee's perception of real events in the course of her employment was "plainly" the main contributing factor to her injury.
The employee was a part-time data officer with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) from December 2015 until she was certified unfit for work in June 2021. She has not worked since.
She sought workers' compensation for a major depressive disorder caused by her perception of being bullied, excluded and abandoned in the workplace, but the employer denied liability, arguing her father's death was the main cause...
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