Taking specific steps when implementing a D&A testing regime will help employers if they need to rely on it to defend disciplinary action, according to a lawyer.
The latest Closing Loopholes' legislation contains "significant changes around casual employees", an employment lawyer says in setting out how to comply.
Workplace interventions that are based on positive psychology result in better wellbeing outcomes than those focused on negative concepts such as burnout, a wellness and performance specialist says.
In light of rising use of medicinal cannabis, it's important for employers to regularly review their D&A policies and ensure they're fit for purpose, lawyers say.
Restrictions on the use of fixed-term contracts start on 6 December, but many employers are yet to turn their mind to the topic, a workplace lawyer says.
The approach of "finding what's broken and fixing it" is not necessarily the best way to boost workplace wellbeing and cognitive fitness, a wellness and performance specialist says.
Even employees who understand why and when they should speak up about workplace issues won't do so if employers fail to eliminate some common barriers, a lawyer and HR specialist says.
Managers are now noticeably more reluctant to take action that might pose a psychosocial hazard, but holding back can create a "much worse" problem, a workplace lawyer warns.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
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