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FRI

1:11PM

Workers encouraged to get more sun and reach out to colleagues

Employers are being urged to encourage workers to spend more time in the sun to improve their productivity and morale, as part of a vitamin D awareness initiative. Workers are also being encouraged to take part in suicide-prevention initiative, R U OK?Day, next month.

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FRI

12:17PM

Lower-level managers in stress "danger zone"

Lower-level managers are more likely than their senior counterparts to be in the stress "danger zone", placing their health - and the effectiveness of their organisation - at risk, Swedish researchers have found.

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FRI

3:40PM

Heavy workload and abuse from managers cause psych injury

A NSW worker who tried to commit suicide, after one of a series of underperformance meetings, has been awarded workers' compensation, after the WCC found his psychological injury arose from a heavy workload and managerial abuse, and not drug dependency, as claimed by his employer.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

TUE

12:21PM

Mentally ill worker unfairly dismissed for assaulting colleague

A NSW firefighter who was sacked after he assaulted a colleague has had his unfair dismissal claim upheld, after an IRC full bench found he was mentally ill at the time of the incident, causing him to act out of character.

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THU

3:57PM

Restrictive safety rules linked to stress among FIFO workers

"Regimented safety routines" have been identified as a major source of workplace stress among fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in-drive-out (DIDO) workers.

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FRI

12:02PM

Casual workers' perceived wellbeing hinges on choice

Workers who choose to undertake casual employment are more likely to believe such arrangements have a positive effect on their health and wellbeing, while "constrained" casuals can feel disempowered, Australian researchers have found.

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TUE

3:56PM

Is that worker 'faking it'?

Assessing a worker's psychological injury claim involves much more than a diagnosis. Here, a research psychologist explains how an employee's credibility and functionality are measured.

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