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A major employer's move to a new office and shift to an activity-based work system has contributed to a big improvement in employee wellbeing, according to the organisation's people and culture executive general manager.

Working in a "busy and quite noisy" office contributed to a worker developing a permanent sensitivity to "normal" everyday sounds, the AAT has found, in upholding her workers' compensation appeal.

Law firm Minter Ellison's new Sydney office was specifically designed to encourage employees to use stairs, move more throughout the working day and stand at their desks, according to partner Andrew Cunningham.

Many employers are filled with "dread" at the thought of tackling the widespread problem of unhealthy sedentary behaviour among workers, but solutions can be simple and inexpensive, according to a physiotherapist.

A Telstra employee who believed his workload was excessive has been awarded workers' compensation for a stress-related injury, with the AAT finding it was irrelevant that others coped with equal or greater demands.

An injured worker with a history of falling from office furniture, including while hanging Christmas decorations, has been denied compensation for permanent impairment.

A slaughterhouse employee who was bullied by workers who regularly threw fat and blood clots at him has been awarded workers' compensation, while a clerk has failed to convince a tribunal that repetitive keyboard use caused her spine injury.

An HR manager who claimed her back injury arose from excessive sitting at work has been denied workers' compensation.

Most people "love" competition and the concept of winning; employers can leverage this and improve worker health through the "gamification of wellbeing", a Sydney conference has heard.

White-collar workers are more likely than their blue-collar counterparts to suffer thoracic spine pain, French researchers have found.