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The Ai Group has, in a submission to an inquiry into the illegal drug ice, criticised the CFMEU's new "impairment policy" as "far from 'best practice'", while the TWU has accused the employer body of "forcing" some workers to take drugs to tackle fatigue.

Coronial inquiries into emergency personnel suicides have recommended employers train managers to identify stress and depression in workers, and introduce mentor programs.

A worker who became severely physically disabled after suffering three strokes, which he claims were triggered by work-related stress, has had his workers' comp claim rejected.

The head of the Fair Work Commission's anti-bullying panel has found the Commission can only make "formal orders" referring bullying incidents to a WHS regulator if the alleged victim faces ongoing work health and safety risks.

Employers should ensure their internal or external employee assistance programs go beyond supporting workers through counselling, and tackle negative trends in the workplace, an EAP provider's chief executive says.

The actions of a company's general and HR managers, in berating a worker in a surprise meeting before threatening to discipline him, constituted repeated unreasonable behaviour and bullying within the meaning of the Fair Work Act, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Employee stress levels relating to 13 out of 16 work factors identified by the American Psychological Association - including problems with co-workers and dangerous conditions - have increased over the last three years, according to a new report.

A union's bid for an employer to establish a "show cause group" - made up of employee representatives - to determine the consequences of failed workplace drug and alcohol tests, has been rejected in the Fair Work Commission.

A tribunal has found that a worker's psychological injury was caused by her misinterpretation of a single email, not bullying by managers.

A worker who claims she was bullied at work on a daily basis has been denied damages, after a judge found the alleged abuse would have been "so consistently unpleasant" that it was "inconceivable" witnesses wouldn't have intervened.