The median length of a mental-disorder-related workers' comp claim in Australia's worst performing occupational group is nearly 46 weeks - more than double the average length of the second worst performer, according to a new Safe Work Australia report.
A Fair Work Commissioner has expressed astonishment at an employer's lack of courtesy in telling an injured worker it needed to meet with her to discuss her return-to-work program, before sacking her without notice just hours after the meeting.
Employers should introduce mandatory return-to-work plans for those who take sick leave for a mental illness, a new report recommends, after finding suitable sickness absence and return-to-work management for Australian workers is "sorely lacking".
An award-winning employer improved safety, compliance and productivity across its various construction sites by "McDonaldsing" its safety system, its director says.
Employers are entitled to direct employees to attend a company-nominated doctor before returning to work after injury in circumstances where that return could create unacceptable health and safety risks, the Federal Court has ruled in a long-running dispute.
Employers are being urged to "take the moral choice" of reducing job demands or at least increasing resources, after a national survey of school principals showed the "sheer quantity" of work is their greatest source of stress.
With the end of the work year and its associated events fast approaching, law firms are reminding employers of simple steps they can take to ensure celebrations are both enjoyable and safe. Meanwhile, regulators are urging construction companies to secure their sites.
A new action plan, prompted by widespread reports of discrimination, bullying and s-xual harassment by surgeons, has outlined strategies for transforming workplace culture.
Three cases of the incurable work-related disease black lung, wiped out in Australia decades ago, have been reported in Queensland, prompting calls for mandatory, regular chest x-rays for mine workers.
