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High and low job demands are two common psychosocial hazards that can arise in any organisation, and it's crucial for employers to mitigate the risks of both, an employment lawyer says.

There are numerous ways employers can identify whether their employees are doing "too much" in too little time, or undertaking monotonous or repetitive tasks with "long idle periods", King & Wood Mallesons senior consultant Brett Feltham tells an HR Daily Premium webcast.

These include: consulting or anonymously surveying employees about their hours and the work they're doing; reviewing overtime, absence and injury records; and looking into why mistakes are being made...