Limited training and delayed access to new software contributed to a worker developing a stress-related psychiatric injury trying to meet an unworkable deadline, a commission has found.
Many employers that willingly field workers' health and safety concerns are perceived as doing little to address the issues, while employer inaction has caused mental harm to more than three in five workers, a major survey has found.
In the second of two similar cases in a matter of days, a worker who was dismissed because of his illness has been denied long service leave payments, despite pointing out the "absurd" fact that he would have been entitled to the benefit if he had beaten his employer to the punch and resigned.
A worker who worked for a company for just seven years has been awarded nearly $9,000 in long service leave entitlements because he resigned due to stress and anxiety. A commission rejected the company's claim that he feigned his condition.
"Basic clutter" like stacked boxes and bags on the floor is one of seven significant safety hazards frequently overlooked by employers, according to a global risk management provider.
Stressed workers are at increased risk of suffering dental diseases and losing their teeth, but supportive managers can help prevent this, researchers have found.
With the World Health Organisation redefining burnout as chronic workplace stress that hasn't been properly managed, a not-for-profit provider of employee assistance programs has explained how managers can reduce staff stress and the associated absences and accidents.
An employer has been found liable for a worker's high blood pressure caused by the stress of being subjected to an unexpected work audit just 15 minutes after another audit was conducted.
New parents face a number of challenges returning to work and shouldn't have to rely on winning "the boss lottery" to receive the support they need, an organisational psychologist specialising in workplace transitions says.
