Health, wellbeing & safety | Page 146 (1,541 items)

Extensive, pre-prepared suitable-duties lists have helped a major Australian employer to dramatically reduce the amount of time it loses to injuries each year.

Managers and executives are twice as likely to exhibit symptoms of psychological distress - including anxiety, depression and personality disorders - than members of the general population, according to a recent AGSM Executive Programs survey.

A national campaign that encourages participants to give up alcohol for a month has seen one in four workers report increased productivity levels.

How do you manage employees who have been injured outside of work? What happens when an employee refuses an independent medical assessment? When is it safe to terminate an ill or injured employee? Lawyer Luke Connolly answers these questions and more on this important topic.

Depression caused by job strain is costing employers hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but most interventions only address half of the problem, says Melbourne University associate professor Anthony LaMontagne.

Organisations should think twice before dismissing employees who are receiving workers' compensation - no matter how poor their performance, says Warwick Ryan, an employment partner at Swaab Attorneys.

A wellbeing program based on the premise that leadership has a direct impact on health and attendance, has cut unscheduled absences across 22 Centrelink sites by 25 per cent in its first year.

A Queensland employee who was sexually assaulted by a customer has been awarded almost $500,000 in damages after a court found her employer failed to address risks associated with working alone.

Managing workers on extended sick leave, or with long-term injuries, requires carefully balancing business needs against employees' rights, says employment lawyer Luke Connolly.

Interview questions about a candidate's fitness for work must be clearly linked to the relevant statement of duties, says Blake Dawson employment lawyer Stephen Woodbury.