An employee who felt stressed and anxious while suspended from work made the "unfortunate decision" to "take the edge off" with cocaine, the Fair Work Commission has accepted, in upholding his dismissal for failing a D&A test.
Employers needn't "start from scratch" when it comes to managing psychosocial health, but must tailor their approach to their particular business risks, says a CPO who oversaw development of an award-winning framework.
Communicating via email and chat apps during non-work hours reduces employees' ability to psychologically detach from work, more so than any other form of IT-based communication, research has found.
Australia needs to develop a clear definition of 'essential workers', to provide clarity for employers in the event of another crisis such as the COVID pandemic, an inquiry recommends.
A Fair Work Commission Deputy President was wrong to state that an employer had to demonstrate a risk of impairment when dismissing a worker who failed a dr-g test, but this didn't affect his overall finding that the sacking was harsh, a full bench has ruled.
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has set out some minimum requirements for a workplace D&A policy to be considered "intelligible" to the relevant employees, in dismissing an employer's reinstatement appeal.
Expanding the National Employment Standards to include an entitlement to reproductive leave might help individuals, but it doesn't solve the problem of a "resounding silence about menopause in the workplace", an expert says.
A health topic that once attracted little interest is starting to go "gangbusters", according to a productivity and wellness coach, who says the best employers are becoming "very strategic" with how they address it.
Medibank is doubling the number of employees in its four-day working trial, after reporting higher levels of engagement, job satisfaction and wellbeing in the first six months.
Just two hours of sedentary desk work results in a significant decline in mental state, however this effect can be reversed with a short period of exercise, a study has found.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
