Employers can actively support workers to develop healthier sleeping patterns – with flow-on effects to safety, wellbeing and productivity – using some simple tools, an expert says.
An employee who was "clearly" frustrated about his delayed return to work after an injury deserved to be dismissed for his derogatory comments to an HR manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee suffered a psychiatric injury as a result of a 15-minute "catch up" meeting, but while the manager's approach wasn't "perfect", it was not unreasonable, a commission has ruled.
With R U OK? Day prompting difficult conversations around mental health, it's possible that well-intended peers will cross the line into unhelpful territory, a specialist warns.
Coles has failed on appeal to convince a court that it should not have to bear the costs of defending claims brought against it by a labour hire workers.
The pandemic has improved employers' approach to employee benefits but there are more opportunities to boost the impact of these programs, Mercer research shows. Also in this article: employees suffering "always on" pressure; and the COVID changes workers want to keep.
COVID-19 is highlighting a big gap between what employees want from their employers and what organisations are prioritising, new research shows. Meanwhile Victorian employers are being urged to create 'workforce bubbles' as the State considers how to safely re-open for business.
A 'whole self' approach to wellbeing and communication has enabled an award-winning health employer to 'reinvent' the culture that typifies its industry.
An employee has failed to claim he was unfairly dismissed for coughing in a nurse's face while she took his temperature. Meanwhile "legacy" JobKeeper employers will retain some stand down flexibilities under proposed changes to the scheme.
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.
