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An employer has created a happy and productive workforce by providing free lunches, building a childcare centre and introducing a host of health initiatives, according to its managing director.

With the flu season now upon us, employers are being urged to adopt a two-pronged approach to encourage workers to get vaccinations to keep them fit for work.

The NSW WCC President has upheld a finding that a deceased worker's unhealthy sedentary lifestyle was linked to her job, and her children are entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in workers' compensation.

Employers in the minerals industry are being encouraged to train supervisors and managers to identify mental ill health and resist "macho" cultures, while the Western Australian Government has injected $500,000 into the Men's Shed movement.

Workers who spend most of their working hours sitting down aren't compensating for this by increasing their physical activity during non-work hours, increasing the risk of their work performance being impaired, UK researchers say.

Manager's death highlights small business safety gaps; Employers urged to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds; and High-risk work licences expiring in Northern Territory.

The Queensland Bus Industry Council (QBIC) will partner with gyms, and a celebrity chef, under a new health and wellbeing program aimed at improving workers' lifestyle habits.

Comcare prosecuting three John Holland entities after fatality; and Workplace wellbeing grants and quit-smoking program offered in Queensland.

Allowing work emails to be sent after hours or mismanaging structural change can contribute to mentally unhealthy work environments, the chair of the Mental Health Council of Australia has warned.

The link between obesity and work absences is well established, but a German study has found lost-productivity costs associated with obesity are "formidable", with obese employees taking 88 per cent more sick days than "normal-weight" workers.