Workers who believe they are treated unfairly at work take more sick leave, but employers can reverse the phenomenon through policy tweaks and cost-effective training for supervisors, according to European researchers.
UK researchers have made a series of recommendations on how employers can mitigate the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, after finding that one in three firefighters suffer some form of distress that makes them susceptible to PTSD.
A worker has been awarded thousands of dollars in weekly benefits and medical expenses for a psychological injury arising from the "chaos" created by her new employer, after the employer failed to attend a tribunal to contest the claim.
Swedish researchers have conducted a world-first study on the link between how workers actually spend their free time during work-hour-reduction interventions and improved long-term health and work performance.
Encouraging workers to take advantage of flexible work arrangements and regularly reviewing workloads have helped a new company control worker stress and improve productivity, its director says.
An appeals court has quashed a finding that being placed on a performance "watch list" and other employment stressors caused a worker's fatal cardiac arrest, entitling his family to death benefits.
Relying on a WHS risk-based approach to workplace mental health is unlikely to address psychosocial risks and could lead to unintended negative consequences, employers have been warned in a NSW discussion paper.
A worker who claimed her psychological injury arose from working 10 hours without a break to meet an unreasonable deadline has been denied workers' compensation, with a tribunal finding reasonable actions also contributed to her condition.
Employers must have five processes in place to avoid regulatory scrutiny and action around the risk of psychological injuries, a safety inspector has warned.
