Employer not liable for consequences of employee's practical joke in the workplace
The High Court has held that an employer was not negligent or vicariously liable for the actions of an employee whose practical joke unintentionally caused injury to a contractor at work. Even where the injured party had previously made his supervisor aware that there were rising tensions between employees and contractors on-site, the court held that there was no foreseeable risk of injury as tensions were not so serious as to suggest the threat of violence or confrontation.