Psychosocial safety | Page 14 (257 items)

Arguing in a vigorous and forceful way during a meeting was not the same thing as posing a serious and imminent risk to safety, the Fair Work Commission has found in ruling an employee should not have been sacked for serious misconduct.

The word "unsafe" is being appropriated in workplaces, a member of the Fair Work Commission has noted in finding an HR manager was unfairly sacked.

Many employees are now rushing to meet year-end targets while juggling holiday preparations and family commitments, and if they don't pace themselves, their health and work will both suffer, a wellness specialist says.

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Many employees are dissatisfied with their health but keen to improve it, according to new research that means employers can focus less on "the biggest challenge" of motivating people, and more on helping them to act, a wellness specialist says.

Employers can use the Respect@Work framework to prevent all inappropriate workplace behaviour, rather than considering that it only applies to s-xual harassment, according to an expert in the field.

The positive duty employers have to address bullying, s-xual harassment and other psychosocial hazards calls for a "fundamental" shift in workplace listening and reporting mechanisms, a culture specialist says.

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.

Australian organisations are seeing an overall increase in claims or complaints related to psychosocial hazards, new research shows.