Browsing: Psychosocial issues



TUE
12:59PM

COVID abuse among bully's safety contraventions

A company director who bullied a subcontractor for four years, and abused him for raising safety concerns to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, has been convicted of workplace health and safety contraventions.


THU
3:50PM

EU-OSHA unpacks impact of psychosocial risks during pandemic and ongoing hazards

A major study spanning the European Union has found the COVID-19 pandemic was a "formative event" for workers' mental health. It found many workers experienced increasing stress, mainly linked to two factors, and employers must continue to proactively monitor potentially health-damaging working conditions.


TUE
12:41PM

Manual handling training defeats damages bid

A major supermarket did not breach its safety duty of care to a store manager, who allegedly suffered an overuse injury, by failing to prevent her from working "excessive" hours in the lead up to a major audit, a court has found.


THU
2:09PM

Psychosocial risks targeted under regulatory overhaul

A WHS regulator will step up its enforcement activities against workplace psychosocial hazards, like excessive workloads, with more specialist inspectors and better engagement with stakeholders, under two of 46 accepted recommendations from a highly anticipated review.


TUE
12:58PM

Different types of abuse have different mental health effects, supervisors often to blame

Different forms of verbal aggression have different effects on workers' mental health, according to a unique study, which found supervisors are common perpetrators of abuse and need special training to help staff achieve psychological detachment from work.


MON
3:00PM

Employers considering four-day weeks told to be realistic about the WHS ramifications

Employers adopting a four-day work week are being urged to increase their employees' knowledge of the injury risks associated with work intensification, and warned against leaving it up to staff to figure out how to maintain their output.



THU
2:06PM

EOC targets work safety standards in law firms again; WHS professionals asked to give presentations

Workers in the legal profession will reveal whether their employers are complying with their proactive duties to tackle bullying and harassment, under a follow-up equal opportunity review announced in South Australia. Meanwhile, safety professionals have been asked to apply to present on ideas for improving WHS outcomes in Tasmania.


THU
12:17PM

Mental distress risks surging in university sector

A major study traversing the past four years has revealed that students are the most frequent perpetrators of digital harassment of Australia's university staff, and senior managers in the sector are not doing enough to safeguard workers' psychological health.


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