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Taking a short break every half hour can rapidly improve a sedentary worker's fatigue level and mood, which motivates them to retain behaviours that counter excessive sitting, US researchers have found.

Two critical home office safety hazards are typically overlooked in take-home risk assessments, exposing workers who work from home to the risk of serious injury, the managing director of a WHS services provider says.

An employer has been ordered to pay more than $1.7 million in damages to a manager who was forced into medical retirement after a new CEO repeatedly "harassed, mistreated, devalued and undermined" her for 11 months.

Ninety-nine per cent of an award-winning safety regulator's workforce now view health as an important part of their lifestyle, after the organisation implemented a program combining basic wellbeing initiatives with emerging health trends, according to its corporate occupational safety and health manager.

A worker who claimed he injured his spine preparing a PowerPoint presentation has been denied workers' compensation, after a tribunal found his employment contributed materially but not significantly to his condition.

The pain that a worker experienced performing computer keyboard and mouse work did not equate to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition, a tribunal has ruled. Meanwhile, an injured worker has been denied the costs of ongoing massage therapy.

White-collar workers with chronic lower back pain sit more asymmetrically than their healthy colleagues, but this asymmetry is significantly reduced when they assume "neutral" sitting postures, researchers have found.

Wellness initiatives that combine exercise with game play create healthy competition among colleagues and encourage regular physical activity by both fit and less sporty employees, according to a wellbeing app developer.

An injured worker has lost her bid for a $100,000 tertiary program to be included in her rehabilitation plan - requiring her to find suitable work with a new employer - after a tribunal found she would be "held up" for at least three years with no "realisable benefit" at the end.

The effect of stress on cortisol levels could explain the elevated risk of breast cancer among female white-collar workers, according to European researchers.