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Women who work excessive hours are significantly more likely to develop four types of chronic diseases, including heart disease, a major study has found.

Employers are being warned against dropping workplace pre-start stretching programs, after some recent negative research on the issue. When performed correctly and regularly, stretching can have significant long-term benefits for workers and employers, an exercise physiologist says.

A major intergenerational report has driven home the importance of employers reducing the health risks associated with sedentary work among older employees, according to a leading researcher on the ageing workforce.

Swiss researchers have identified the types of workers at greatest risk of burnout, and those most resilient to high demands and other psychosocial risks.

An employer has reduced its high rate of sprains and strains and improved return-to-work outcomes through an early-intervention program specifically targeting older workers.

A worker crushed by a forklift has been granted leave to seek damages for pain and suffering, after the Victorian Court of Appeal found that while he retained the majority of his functions, his capacity to enjoy his hobbies was "substantially impaired".

An aviation engineer sacked for driving an unregistered work vehicle on a public road has been reinstated, after the Fair Work Commission found his actions were driven by hunger rather than disregard for safety protocols.

A large employer has improved its OHS outcomes and employee trust in management by introducing strategies to identify and make adaptations for workers with chronic illness, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

A Qantas worker who breached safety rules three times in three weeks was not unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found, accepting the employer's claim that, far from making his dismissal harsh, the worker's years of experience made his breaches more serious.

An award-winning employer improved safety, compliance and productivity across its various construction sites by "McDonaldsing" its safety system, its director says.