Employees resist using EAPs because they fear being perceived as weak, or they see them as a performance management tool rather than aiding wellbeing, research shows.
Employers' obligations to ensure psychosocial safety at work can present a "significant challenge", the Fair Work Commission has observed in finding a stressed and frustrated employee was unfairly dismissed for misconduct.
Current pressure on HR leaders to decrease their wellness and benefits expenditure raises the question of whether C-suite executives view wellbeing programs as a cost, as opposed to a profitable investment.
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.
An employee who refused to attend an independent medical examination has lost her appeal against the direction, after a commission rejected that her employer was trying to block her return to work.
When women feel they have to exercise "excessive" control over their emotions, their workplaces are less likely to benefit from gender diversity, a resilience expert says.
An employee was left feeling isolated and depressed after her numerous emails to an HR leader were ignored, a commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's reasonable action defence.
The Fair Work Commission has announced start dates for all the Closing Loopholes reforms, and employers can expect practical guidance over the coming months. Meanwhile among all serious injury claims, those involving mental health conditions have increased at a concerning rate in recent years, Safe Work Australia reports.
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