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New safety laws begin, while Rudd announces cabinet

A number of workplace safety regulations in five jurisdictions commence or change today, while Bill Shorten has been tasked with overseeing both work health and safety and education in new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's cabinet.

FWA bullying and flexibility amendments introduced

A workplace bully has been defined - in the Fair Work Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament this morning - as an individual (or group of individuals) who "repeatedly behaves unreasonably towards" a worker or a group of workers, creating a risk to health and safety.

OHS managers earning more than senior counterparts; and more

OHS managers earning more than their senior counterparts; and Family-violence victims get work flexibility rights under FWA changes.

Sick leave could become portable under union plan

Unions have called for a national portability scheme for annual and sick leave to protect workers in non-permanent employment relationships.

Manager training and meetings key to reducing burnout, absences

Employers can prevent burnout and long-term absences by meeting with workers regularly to discuss their work-life balance needs, say German researchers.

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Supervisor support for work/family balance reduces risk of pain

Workers who receive high levels of support from their managers are less likely to experience shoulder, neck and back pain compared to workers who receive little to no supervisory support, a US study has found.

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Shift work linked to heart attacks and diseases, screening vital

Employers have been advised to educate shift workers on cardiovascular problems to stop early manifestations of disease, after a Canadian study of more than two million people found shift work is linked to heart attacks and strokes.

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Sleep deficiency linked to work pain, intervention key

Employers should consider offering flexible shift lengths to combat sleep deficiency, which has been identified as a major health problem for workers, US researchers have advised.

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Managers and new mums distressed by inflexible workplaces

Cutthroat working environments and inflexibility are having a grave impact on the mental health of managers and new mums, according to researchers, who are calling for individual coaching and more family-friendly workplaces.

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