Workers who are bullied are more likely to think about suicide, and organisational rather than individual interventions are needed to tackle the problem, Australian researchers have found.
Psychological distress among employees and managers costs the Australian coal mining industry nearly 10 per cent of its pre-tax operating profit, but intervention programs are cost-effective, a unique study has found.
A workers' comp case officer has been awarded weekly payments for a psychological injury, despite deliberately concealing her multiple non-work-related stressors, including a police investigation into her involvement in the fatality that led to the jailing of Peter Colbert.
Employers have been warned against rewarding workaholic behaviour, after a study found that workaholics are more likely to suffer depression and perform poorly.
A worker who became overwhelmed by her emergency-response role and increased responsibilities under workplace health and safety laws has been awarded compensation for a psychiatric injury.
The High Court has ended a 14-year workers' comp dispute by rejecting both a worker's claim that his vertigo was triggered by vaccinations, and a full Federal Court ruling on the statutory definition of "injury".
A court has found that a man's post-traumatic stress disorder arose from a workplace electric shock, but awarded him just a fraction of his $330,000 damages claim.
Employers should assess jobs for their cognitive and behavioural demands to mitigate the psychological risks of shift work, high production demands, isolation and other factors, according to an occupational safety and risk consultant.
Swiss researchers have identified the types of workers at greatest risk of burnout, and those most resilient to high demands and other psychosocial risks.
To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the International Labour Organisation has released a major report on the impact of workplace stress and how to tackle it.
