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A parliamentary committee has warned that a gap in safety legislation is exposing FIFO workers to bullying and other risks at accommodation facilities, and accused Rio Tinto of 'underplaying' the impact of FIFO work on mental health.

A worker who gained 60kg and needed a walking frame after he injured his back and knee has been awarded workers' compensation for major depressive disorder.

Australian researchers have found that while medical practitioners are regularly exposed to aggression from "external sources", bullying or abuse from co-workers has the greatest impact on their health and job satisfaction.

A worker who was repeatedly groped by her director has been awarded $733,000 in damages, after the NSW District Court found her employer exposed her to serious and immediate danger in failing to act on her complaints.

Reducing suicide rates under Mates in Construction's suicide-prevention strategy is not only good for workers and their families, but saves industry and government millions of dollars, according to a report.

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A worker who witnessed suicides and other distressing incidents during his employment is likely to be awarded lump sum compensation for PTSD, after the NSW WCC rejected his employer's claim that the condition was secondary to an arm injury.

Employers are being reminded, on World Mental Health Day today, that they will receive an average return of $2.30 for every dollar they invest in workplace mental health initiatives, while those that do nothing are likely to have higher absence and claims rates.

An employer that claimed an employee's fatal cardiac arrhythmia could not have been caused by work stress - because Australian workers would be "dropping down like flies" if work-related anxiety caused sudden death - has been ordered to compensate the man's family.

An increasing number of employers are admitting that they won't consider hiring someone with a mental illness because they believe the person might have a breakdown or take too many sick days, according to new Australian research.