An increasingly diverse and multigenerational workforce, and socioeconomic changes since the global COVID-19 pandemic, mean "monolithic" mental health strategies "just won't cut it anymore", the CEO of Beyond Blue says.
With National Safe Work Month starting this week, employers are being urged to host SafeTea chats, focus on issues like mental health and workloads, and provide safer workplaces for women. Employers have also been warned to properly maintain their defibrillators.
Businesses and public authorities covered by the Commonwealth jurisdiction's WHS laws could soon face the toughest WHS penalties in the country, under a major amendment Bill that will also introduce presumptive workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder.