A worker who claimed his managers bullied him for not saying hello to colleagues did not suffer a compensable psychological injury, according to a tribunal, which found the man's condition was caused by his "inherent maladaptive personality characteristics".
Psychosocial risk management needs to occur on multiple levels of a company, but "on the ground is where this stuff counts", Deloitte Australia's chief human resources officer says.
A worker was not forced to quit through her employer's alleged failure to protect her psychological safety from a "misogynistic" colleague, a commission has found.
Employers have been urged to create proper onboarding programs for new managers, and give them the skills to manage up, with a large proportion of new middle managers being unprepared for their responsibilities and experiencing burnout.
One in seven Australian workers admit to using technology to s-xually harass someone at work, but many don't believe it is a workplace issue, according to a major report, which explains what employers can do to tackle the issue.
Ahead of Workers' Memorial Day, and in light of the recent stabbing deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction, employers have been urged to ensure they always have clear emergency safety plans in place, and provide workers with access to psychological support services.
A worker who was bullied and called a "s-x offender" by colleagues, after being charged with historical abuse offences, has been awarded compensation for a psychological injury, with a commission hearing the bullying included being excluded from Christmas functions, and dismissing the employer's reasonable action defence.
A commission has cautioned that society's "significantly raised" bar for what constitutes consent for physical interactions is "even higher" in work-related environments, in upholding the summary dismissal of a worker for inappropriately touching a colleague.
Workplace cultures that promulgate the image of "bulletproof" workers that need to be tough to do their jobs can magnify the "insidious" effects of vicarious trauma, a top complex trauma expert says.