A flight attendant with a major airline has won a landmark legal case that could affect hundreds of workers who are injured while travelling for job-related reasons on days off.
The Industrial Court President found:
• The worker was injured in a traffic accident the day before he was due to renew his US Visa.
• The airline required him to renew his Visa in his own time, booked his early morning appointment and paid for his early morning flight.
• His employment was "a significant contributing factor" to his injuries and he was entitled to compensation.
• The nature and terms of his employment and the decisions of the airline caused the worker to be in traffic when and where he was injured.
The worker’s lawyer, Greg Black, said the decision could protect other workers whose employers required them to travel in their own time to renew work-related licences or visas or meet job conditions.
Source: The Australian
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