A worker's compensable depressive disorder, which resulted from a workplace investigation, was a significant contributing cause of his subsequent heart attack, an employment tribunal has found.
A worker caught using his mobile phone while unloading fuel from a tanker has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his misconduct was merely a "30-second error of judgement" caused by fatigue and the stress of being bullied.
Dealing with workers' mental health issues takes more than "yoga and fruit bowls", according to a National Mental Health Commissioner, who has outlined strategies for improving mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Employers can improve safety through the "moral choice" of reducing job demands and increasing resources, while workers must take responsibility for their own work-life balance, according to recommendations from a recent worrying survey of principals.
The first step to tackling the six principal causes of workplace stress is establishing a working group of OHS specialists, managers and worker representatives to oversee a special risk assessment process, a new UK guide says.
Supervisors are in the best position to minimise the negative impact that heavy workloads and client aggression have on workers' private lives, according to European researchers.
An employer unfairly sacked a worker, who left work abruptly while suffering a panic attack, by misinterpreting his conduct as an intention to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Men working in male-dominated workforces are at increased risk of depression, but tailored interventions can improve their mental health literacy, remove stigma and encourage them to seek help, Australian researchers say.
Workers who receive peer support from trained colleagues immediately after a traumatic occupational accident are less likely to take extended sick leave, researchers have found.
