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Being unsure about what constitutes a mental health issue and whether they need help could explain male workers' poor uptake of employee assistance programs (EAP), according to Australian researchers seeking to reshape EAPs for men.

Ensuring workers are not isolated after a traumatic event is crucial to their recovery, according to a post-traumatic mental health specialist.

Global research has identified the most stressed workers in Australia, as well as six employment factors that can keep workers happy, healthy and resilient.

Setting up a representative steering group is one of six steps employers should take to kick-start their stress-prevention interventions, according to the UK's Health and Safety Executive.

Employers of first responders should brief recruits on the mental health risks inherent in their roles and the stressful nature of the organisation's "mission", to ensure they know what they're getting themselves into, an Australian-first report on post-traumatic stress disorder has recommended.

Workers who are bullied or abused in the workplace are more likely to act aggressively towards others, and employers can take some simple training steps to break the cycle, leading organisational psychologists say.

Australian employers have been urged to emulate overseas strategies for tackling "technology stress" and burnout, after a survey found that the number of workers who feel like they are "always on" has surged by nearly 60 per cent in a year.

Safe Work Australia has released its much-anticipated national guidance on work-related psychological health and safety, which outlines how to identify psychosocial hazards and eliminate or minimise them through the hierarchy of controls.

Low levels of job control can significantly increase the adverse health effects of working long hours, according to a new study.

A major employer has avoided a $1.4 million damages award, in a case examining the duty of care to psychologically vulnerable workers who don't disclose their problems.