22 July 2025
NSW Government proposes significant changes to Psychological Injuries and application of Workers Compensation Laws
The NSW government has released an exposure draft to amend its workers compensation legislation which will in summary pr...
01 July 2025
Can you afford not to manage Psychosocial Hazards?
No - according to the NSW Government who in its recent report to address the sustainability of the workers compensation ...
02 April 2025
Studies show the value of management consensus . . . but that we don’t make/have the time to do it!
A recent Australian study (Associations between employees' alcohol consumption, insomnia and HR management strength) has...
20 March 2025
Older worker's flexible work request and bid to preserve mental health rejected
The FWC (Fogo v Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited [2024] FWC 3037 (8 November 2024)) has dismissed a 61-year-o...
12 December 2024
Will your Christmas function by Psychosocially safe this year?
Christmas is a great time of year but unfortunately, work functions can be fertile ground for incidents that lead to not...
06 December 2024
The pre-Christmas period is busy as usual. . .but is your workplace too busy to be Psychosocially safe this year?
All businesses experience the pre-Christmas rush. Workplaces seek to ‘clear the decks’ before they ‘deck the halls’ with...
03 September 2024
Are you effectively managing your fatigue risks?
The Safety Regulator has charged a Director and his business with recklessly endangering a fatigued delivery driver who ...
28 May 2024
Expect increasing action from safety regulators on managing psychosocial health
Employers take heed. The new head of SafeWork Australia, Marie Boland, in recently releasing the latest SWA report into ...
21 December 2023
Bullying back in the spotlight!
Bullying has tended to have taken a bit of a ‘back seat’ following all the recent publicity around the Respect@Work chan...
18 December 2023
The pre-Christmas period is busy as usual. . .but is your workplace too busy to be Psychosocially safe this year?
All businesses experience the pre-Christmas rush. Workplaces seek to ‘clear the decks’ before they ‘deck the halls’ with...
06 December 2023
Will your Christmas function be Psychosocially safe this year?
Christmas is a great time of year but unfortunately, work functions can be fertile ground for incidents that lead to not...
27 November 2023
Addressing psychosocial hazards reduces workplace costs
The Melbourne Magistrate’s Court recently fined Court Services Victoria nearly $380,000 as a result of a toxic workplace...
24 October 2023
Are you addressing workload not just work schedules to manage burnout in your workplace?
We have all seen the increasing trend of high profile leaders departing their jobs stating they need to “take a break”, ...
14 April 2023
Psychosocial Safety Update and Tools to Meet the Employer's Duties
Australia is once again very close to achieving ‘enhanced’ obligations to tackle psychosocial safety with specific regul...
02 September 2022
Safe Work Australia's model WHS Code of Practice released: Managing psychosocial hazards at work
In line with the rapid growth in awareness (and claims) relating to psychosocial health at work, Safe Work Australia ha...
28 June 2022
The High Court confirms employer's positive duty to keep employees safe from work-related psychiatric injuries
The High Court recently handed down its decision in Kozarov v Victoria [2022] HCA 12, in which it made clear that employ...
11 June 2021
First Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Conduct Introduced
As of 28 May 2021, New South Wales became the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce the Code of Practice: Managin...
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