A national employer that provided special training to its WHS employees, because they were "under-prepared" to handle mental health incidents, has found they are now far more confident in helping workers in distress.
An employee who took nearly a year off work, after he was injured on a workplace toilet, has been denied compensation for a psychological injury he sustained during the return-to-work process.
Employers can prevent worker stress escalating and becoming chronic by training employees to avoid resorting to passive coping strategies, Italian researchers say.
A worker who suffered psychological injuries after being sacked because his weight posed a safety risk - to himself and other employees - was injured by reasonable management action, the Queensland IRC has ruled.
Western Australia's proposed mirror WHS laws for the resources sector should include a duty of care at worker accommodation facilities, suicide-specific provisions and a special Code of Practice that addresses rosters, fatigue and bullying, the parliamentary inquiry into FIFO arrangements has recommended.
Coronial inquiries into emergency personnel suicides have recommended employers train managers to identify stress and depression in workers, and introduce mentor programs.
The messages of the national Heads Up initiative appear to be sinking in, with a new report showing the number of employers providing workers with mental health awareness training and information has increased by 29 per cent since the initiative was launched 12 months ago.
It was "glaringly improbable" an employer knew a worker had PTSD before sacking him for failing to undertake a competency assessment, the Federal Court has found in partially upholding the employer's adverse action appeal and reducing the man's $100,000 award.
