by Marc Ring | Jun 30, 2025 | Breaking News, Bullying, Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health, Work Health & Safety
In a landmark move to strengthen workplace protections, the Minns Labor Government has passed sweeping reforms that will impact over four million workers across New South Wales. These changes, enacted through the Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment...
by Marc Ring | Aug 19, 2024 | Bullying, Health & Wellbeing, Injury Prevention, Managing Psychosocial Hazards, Work Health & Safety
Respect in the workplace is a cornerstone of healthy and productive work environments. In Australia, fostering respect at work has become a significant focus, driven by legislative changes and a growing awareness of the importance of a respectful workplace culture. So...
by ABILITY GROUP | Jun 8, 2020 | Bullying, Workers Compensation
In recent years we have seen a continuing increase in claims being lodged for bullying and harassment. At first glance most of these claims seem to arise from performance management activity, both formal and informal, however this does not always provide a defence...
by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 17, 2020 | Bullying, Claim management, Injured Worker, Injury Management, Injury Prevention, Mental Health, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
Mental health issues are the 3rd most frequent health condition after cancer & health disease. This means supervisors are likely to be managing workers suffering from a mental illness. We have identified common mental health hazards & workplace risk...
by ABILITY GROUP | Jul 15, 2019 | Bullying, Claim management, Human Resources, Injury Prevention, Occupational Violence
Workplace bullying, a persistent pattern of mistreatment causing physical or emotional harm, is a major driver of employee absence. Workplace Bullying & Claim Management The rate of work-related injuries in Australia is a significant factor in the overall...
by ABILITY GROUP | Apr 19, 2018 | Bullying, Workplace safety
Sexual discrimination & harassment is described by the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW as when someone is “treated unfairly or harassed”. On the back of the recent Me Too media coverage, we look at the impacts in the workplace & resulting claims. Workplace...
