The widow of a worker who died of a heart attack has been awarded workers' compensation, after a tribunal found the man performed strenuous work duties shortly before his death.
Western Australia will amend existing safety Codes of Practice, rather than introduce a new Code, to improve FIFO workers' mental health, according to the State Government's response to the inquiry into the issue. The Government declined to support a recommendation to acknowledge that FIFO workers are at risk of suicide.
If you ask a workmate or friend if they're feeling okay on R U OK?Day today and they say no, what should you do? SANE Australia has outlined five tips for responding effectively when someone isn't okay.
A tribunal has found that a worker's gross negligence, which exposed a colleague to the risk of death, didn't meet the definition of wilful misconduct under workers' comp laws.
An employer that knew a worker hadn't been coping with his job should have given him more than 24 hours to defend serious misconduct allegations made against him, a commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
Employers can combat the growing phenomenon of work-related cyberbullying by training workers to be more optimistic and resilient, as well as training them in email etiquette, Australian researchers say.
In this article, an organisational psychologist explains how a supervisor trained in psychological warning signs potentially saved a worker's life by encouraging him to access his employee assistance program.
Australian researchers have warned that long working hours contribute to poor mental health and need to be regulated, but the Productivity Commission's draft workplace relations report, released yesterday, found that current restrictions are adequate.
The most popular initiative of a construction giant's successful health and wellbeing program is one that educates workers on financial issues, a conference has heard.
The inquiry into allegations of bullying against Victorian Small Business Minister Adem Somyurek - who resigned yesterday - considered the merits of referring the matter to police for investigation and prosecution under "Brodie's law", a Government report has revealed.
