Vocational advice, and mindful communication from return-to-work stakeholders, can improve the capacity of injured workers to perform work by changing their expectations and self-perceptions of fragility, Australian and European researchers say.
The dichotomous responsibilities of human resource professionals toward both organisational goals and employee wellbeing can lead to behaviours that support toxic leadership in the workplace, researchers have warned.
An extensive research study of home and hybrid workers shows they have much higher incidences of musculoskeletal pain, and concluded that employers can take a range of simple steps to protect them.
Results from a new international collaborative study have prompted the authors to call for employment policies and safety laws that protect workers from widespread out-of-hours managerial intrusions, while new research by LinkedIn shows "loud leaving" supervisors can help prevent burnout.
A popular process used for identifying workplace hazards suffers from a number of key limitations, primarily, that it is time-consuming, according to a global literature review.
Poor sleep in workers starting new roles significantly impacts their first few months of employment, and can lead to the development of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, a new Australian study has shown.
Employers can reduce the occupational risks to workers' reproductive health by reducing their exposure to heat, noise and chemicals, a global literature review has found.
A study spanning 20 years and examining "sick mines" has shown that poor safety cultures and substandard controls for two common hazards have a major adverse impact on workplace injury rates.
Shift workers are eating an average of 264 more kilojoules per day than regular workers, according to Australian researchers, who say the increase is linked to several kilograms of weight gain per year, and stress the findings should inform workplace programs.
