Psychological Injury Workers Comp.

MelindaB — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:31:45 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I have a friend who needs some advice about workers comp. While at work few weeks ago she was feeling unwell. She asked the manager to go home as she was feeling quite unwell.The manager refused to let her go home and told her she can't let her leave because she cannot cover her. My friend went back to work minutes later she had collapsed. No ambulance was called or any support offered. Shaken and upset my friend drove herself to the doctors. She went back to work after having 6 days off as she had no sick leave. Since being back at work she is now being treated differently by the managers they aretrying to sweep it under the carpet and she was ignored for weeks after the incident. She has seen a doctor and the doctor diagnosed her with Psychological Workplace Injury from failure to provide a safe work environment and has advised her to put a claim through work cover. My friend is now scared what to do, she can't afford time off but her mental health is suffering greatly. She is scared if her claim is rejected she will be out of a job with no financial stability. She's at the point where the thought of going back to that workplace there cases a panic attack and she's having to take depression medication to get her through the day

Can someone please give me some advice I can pass to her.
Thank you.

Psychological Injury Workers Comp.

Sophie_M — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 05:27:23 GMT

Hi Melinda B,

Thanks for joining our valued Beyond Blue forums community. Some other members may be able to offer you more, but to get you started here's some general advice about return to work after poor mental health or similar: http://returntowork.workplace-mentalhealth.net.au/. You can find more information about discrimination in the workplace and the steps you can take here: http://www.headsup.org.au.

Psychological Injury Workers Comp.

MelindaB — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:16:29 GMT

Hi Sophie

Thank you for the info.

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