Psychiatric injury in the workplace: an analysis under the Islamic principles and the law of torts

• Main Authors: Ambaras Khan, Mushera Bibi, Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75733/18/75733%20certificate%20and%20schedule.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75733/3/75733%20%20Psychiatric%20injury.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75733/; http://uthk.org//upload/pdfler/3.%20UTHK%20ozetler.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In recent years, claims for damages for deliberately or negligently inflicted psychiatric illness have succeeded against employers. In the case of Mount Isa Mines v Pusey, the court decided that an employer’s duty of care towards the employees is not limited to cases of physical injury but also...