Conversations are one of the best ways to mitigate psychosocial risk in the workplace, but some of the most effective approaches are often overlooked, a conflict expert says.
A "perfectionist" employee who often chose to work extra hours to finish tasks is entitled to compensation for a psychological injury, after a commission found she was "overworked, under-resourced and unsupported".
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An employee who claimed he would "get exhausted" from working hard wasn't unfairly sacked for taking long breaks, with the Fair Work Commission finding his employer took a patient and "measured" approach to managing his poor performance.
Employers are often frustrated when employees fail to raise concerns about a risk before disaster strikes, but it's often the case that the problem is less about their people, than their leadership.
The importance of speak-up cultures is becoming well known, but these won't fulfil their objectives without proper focus on the 'listening' element, a governance expert says.
An employer has failed to prove it dismissed a worker for misconduct and performance issues, and not because she'd requested unpaid domestic violence leave.
Enhanced obligations around psychosocial safety should be prompting employers to "pressure test" their approach to mental health and wellbeing, says the leader of an organisation awarded for excellence in these areas.
An employee has been awarded $83k in compensation, as well as ongoing weekly payments, for a psychological injury caused by being told he'd need to get a COVID-19 vaccination to continue working.
An absent employee who repeatedly failed to respond to her employer's return-to-work requests has won her unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission found she had not "abandoned her employment".
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
