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Public reporting of "alarming" inappropriate behaviour in workplaces should spur all employers to more proactively address their psychosocial risks, an expert says.

Mainstream media investigations of multi-venue hospitality operators Swillhouse and Merivale claim that staff have experienced sexual harassment and assaults, and unsafe work environments where drug use was condoned. Employees who came forward for the reports said their complaints weren't investigated, or they were mishandled by management.

In response to the articles, Swillhouse used its Instagram account to "sincerely apologise to anyone who has felt hurt, unsafe, unprotected, triggered, or unheard".

And Merivale issued a statement saying it "had no records of the allegations" but has now appointed an expert to investigate whether such behaviour has occurred...