Workers who believe they are treated unfairly at work take more sick leave, but employers can reverse the phenomenon through policy tweaks and cost-effective training for supervisors, according to European researchers.
A psychologist has outlined 10 ways to get a better night's sleep, with sleep deprivation affecting two in five Australians, and causing hundreds of industrial and road deaths a year.
UK researchers have made a series of recommendations on how employers can mitigate the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, after finding that one in three firefighters suffer some form of distress that makes them susceptible to PTSD.
A commission has rejected a worker's claim that his supervisor acted unreasonably in telling OHS and HR managers about his Asperger's diagnosis without his consent.
An employer indirectly discriminated against a worker with type 2 diabetes in failing to follow up on missing medical information on his employment form, which would have helped it take steps to prevent his workload damaging his health, a tribunal has found.
Swedish researchers have conducted a world-first study on the link between how workers actually spend their free time during work-hour-reduction interventions and improved long-term health and work performance.
A court has thrown out a morbidly obese worker's claim that his employer took adverse action against him by deliberately offering him roles he couldn't physically perform, before sacking him.
Workplace health interventions delivered by peers can be just as effective as those run by professionals and ensure long-term results, according to a leading health promotions academic.
