Mental Health Claims Businesses Impact
Recent research and data on mental health in the workplace suggests that one in five Australians over the age of 16 will experience a mental illness at least once in their lifetime.
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Working from Home Ergonomic Practices
Due to the recent lockdowns and increasing cases in NSW, more and more people are working from home. It is very important that workers are aware of their work environment and to ensure that healthy work practices are applied at home.
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Management of Psychological Hazards Code of Practice
As an Australian first, SafeWork NSW have issued a code of practice for the management of psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Code of practice – Managing psychological hazards at work
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Performance Management or Bullying?
We continue to see workers compensation claims being lodged for bullying and harassment in the workplace. Typically, these claims have stemmed from either formal or informal performance management conversations.
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Mental Health Hazards
Like physical health, mental (psychological) health, is an important part of work health and safety (WHS). There are many benefits of having a mentally healthy workplace and therefore understanding possible mental health hazards in the workplace is an important for all businesses.
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Pre-employment Functional Assessments
The pre-employment functional assessment is a cost effective way to gather information which can help determine whether an individual is fit to perform the respective role without risk to themselves or others in the workplace. The purpose of a pre-employment functional assessment is to appropriately place prospective employees in an environment that is suitable to their physical capabilities.
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