Beth Robinson of Minter Ellison talks to us about the increase in cases involving ill and injured employees in the workplace, specifically those related to mental health. Beth provides readers with her top four pieces of advice for 2017 in relation to such matters.
“An ill employee who altered a medical certificate in order to facilitate a RTW was found to have engaged in misconduct, constituting a valid reason for summary dismissal”, writes Mark Curran of Kaden Boriss. “Further, such summary dismissal was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable…”