| OHS |
Work Stress Contributed to Cancer Death
Workplace stress can lead to chronic fatigue, depression, insomnia, anxiety, migraines, emotional upsets, allergies and substance abuse. |
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| OHS |
Mental Illness: Managing Factors In the Workplace
Psychological and illness claims have been identified by Comcare as a significant cause in the rise in stress-related claims, which have, over the past 10 years, jumped 44% to nearly $80million per year. |
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| OHS |
Rested Workers Are More Productive
Ensuring employees have access to their leave entitlements is more than a legal requirement. |
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| work and family |
Moving Work and Family Up On the OHS Agenda
A look at the OHS benefits of ensuring worker well-being and establishing a healthy balance between an employee’s work responsibilities and their family or personal commitments. |
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| discrimination |
Criminal Record Discrimination
Two recent reports of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) have found discrimination against employees or potential employees based on their criminal records |
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| OHS |
Impact of Health and Safety Representative Training On Concepts of Accident Causation and Prevention
In South Australia, health and safety representatives (HSRs) may undertake three levels of training, commencing at basic level, then progressing through advanced level to continuing level. |
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| OHS |
Can We Have Some Quiet Please?
Prolonged exposure to excessive noise is an insidious occupational hazard. |
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| entitlements |
Agency Nurse Entitled To Long Service Leave
In South Australia the Industrial Relations Court has found that an agency nurse was entitled to unpaid long service leave on termination. |
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