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A teacher at a Catholic school in Launceston applies to the Archdiocese of Tasmania for workers’ compensation after experiencing anxiety-related symptoms which she believed were due to a heavy workload and a meeting that made her “shaken”. The woman, who works at St. Anthony’s Catholic School in Riverside, took the matter to the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal after filing a claim last October. It was the result of a meeting with a student’s mother and other school staff in mid-September. IN OTHER NEWS: Teacher’s GP said she was “shaken” by the meeting and the student’s mother “talked about her and was disrespectful”. “”[The teacher] initially said she did not notice what was happening to my body, “said the doctor.” She said she was trembling. “Under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Tasmania Roman Catholic Church Trust Corporation, St. Anthony’s Catholic School argued that the worker, who was absent from work for seven weeks after filing her claim, had not sustained any injury in the course of her employment The case depended on the family doctor’s conclusions about his patient and whether or not they were admissible as evidence However, Compensation, Lucinda Wilkins, was not convinced that the doctor’s conclusions were actually based, saying that some of the literature he cited shows that his patient had been drinking heavily “both unfair and highly detrimental to himself the worker “. I believe that the work The employer has not demonstrated that he has a reasonable argument in a case to contest the worker’s right to compensation, “she said. What do you think? Send us a letter to the editor:

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A teacher at a Catholic school in Launceston applies to the Archdiocese of Tasmania for workers’ compensation after experiencing anxiety-related symptoms which she believed were due to a heavy workload and a meeting that made her “shaken”.

The woman, who works at St. Anthony’s Catholic School in Riverside, took the matter to the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal after filing a claim last October.

It was the result of a meeting with a student’s mother and other school staff in mid-September.

The teacher’s family doctor said she was “shaken” by the meeting and that the student’s mother “talked about her and was disrespectful”.

“”[The teacher] initially said she did not notice what was happening to my body, “said the doctor.” She said she was trembling. “

Under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Tasmania Roman Catholic Church Trust Corporation, the St. Anthony Catholic School argued that the worker, who was absent from work for seven weeks after filing her claim, suffered no injury during the year had her occupation.

The case depended on the family doctor’s conclusions about his patient and whether or not they were admissible as evidence.

The doctor suggested that the teacher’s symptoms appeared after increasing her alcohol consumption.

However, Commissioner for the Tribunal for Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation, Lucinda Wilkins, was not convinced that the doctor’s conclusions were actually based. Some of the references he cited to show that his patient had been drinking heavily were “both unfair and extremely detrimental to them.” Worker “.

“I believe that the employer has not shown that there is a reasonable case to contest the worker’s right to compensation,” she said.

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