For employees, health in the workplace is essential precisely because we spend so much of our lives at work. For employers, worker health is an important determinant of productivity.
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Organizations may gain an advantage by not investing in worker health, instead simply replacing burned-out employees with new ones in order to ensure a supply of healthy employees.
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Mental health challenges are a fact of life in the modern workplace. Managerial understanding is struggling to catch up.
The emotional well-being of the workforce and workplace culture are critical to the success of any organization.
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A growing body of evidence shows that the emotional health and well-being of the workforce is of equal or greater importance than physical safety.
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A Federal Court ruling on Sally Rugg’s case against Monique Ryan should provide some much needed guidance on what “reasonable additional work hours” means.
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The fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces shows little movement since the last survey in 2018.
Despite numerous high-profile cases of workplace bullying in recent years, bullying and harassment remain widespread.
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It’s clear the current workplace health and safety framework isn’t stopping people from getting bullied. It’s time to treat bullying as a public health issue and address the problem more effectively.
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Fair Work Commission rulings on employer vaccination mandates highlight the need for fair processes.
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The idea of provoking trauma for organisational benefit is profoundly wrong.
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In an Australian first, Western Australia has formally recognised the psychological and social stress of insecure work.
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This is an important victory for employees and unions, acknowledging the importance of genuine and meaningful consultation. It’s not a victory for mandate opponents.
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If you catch COVID-19 at work in Australia, you do have rights to leave and compensation, depending on your employment status
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Whether it is reasonable for an Australian employer to mandate vaccination is a case-by-case determination.
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There are only limited circumstances where workplace vaccine mandates are likely to be found legally justifiable.
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Our study, measuring heart rate, skin conductivity and emotion in controlled conditions, shows the effects of office noise are very real.
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The legal ground in Australia for employers to insist that employees be vaccinated is murky.
In this picture taken June 14, 2013, Henna Begum holds a picture of her daughter Akhi Akhter, a garment worker in the Rana Plaza building in Savar when it collapsed.
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The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident. Not enough has changed for garment workers.
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Psychopaths are fearless and confident. They may seem potentially resourceful employees. It never works out.
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Whether an employer can insist on vaccination as a condition of employment is an ambiguous legal question, as shown by two recent unfair dismissal cases.
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Insecure jobs, insufficient training and the marginalisation of unions have contributed to a tragic record of construction fatalities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dangers of unhealthy workplaces and disempowered workers.