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3 hours' overtime doubles risk of depression
Chuck a sickie for your country
The most stressful jobs
10 tips for improving mental health at work
How job stress affects our health
Dark mornings affect fatigue levels
Mining sector's obesity crisis
The vicious cycle: stress and weight gain
Helping female employees to be healthy
Tired new dads are risking their safety
Office workers still spend too much time at desks
Avoiding your abusive boss may not be healthiest option
Office air a potential source of toxic chemicals
Implementation the key in wellness programs
Treating depression will also treat the economy
Shift work can increase type 2 diabetes risk
WorkSafe head quits amid budget cuts
Chronic fatigue virus theory abandoned
Stress changes the brain
Health practitioners contravene back pain recommendations
Be on your best behaviour at this year's Christmas party
Mental health issues continue to rise
Avoid the dangers of fatigue this holiday season
A 15-minute walk can halve your chocolate intake
Patel whistleblower seeks damages over employer conduct
Email deluge reaches crescendo
Workplace mental illness still big issue
Talk to your kids about a bad day at the office
Proposed anti-bullying laws receive in-principal support
Rotating night shift work may increase Type 2 diabetes risk
Workplace flexibility improves health and wellbeing
Breaks now covered by workers' compensation
Abusive bosses can ruin marriages
Symposium on disability
Draft bullying code may need tweaking
Keep smartphone use under 40 minutes per day
New workers' comp dispute resolution system
More physicians should read Shakespeare
Dame Black weighs in on call for independent sick-leave assessors
Flattery will get you...healthier
Stress, depression accelerate ageing
How to be healthy at work
Targeted financial incentives can improve health
Feel like you're working too much? You're not alone
Healthy eating still hasn't turned up at work
Workplace smoking bans bring big results
Survey seeks chronic pain sufferers who use the internet
One in 10 people drink at work: study
The cost of 'soldiering on'
Japan leads unconventional but successful counselling program
"Fitness, not fatness" should be focus
Likeability in the workplace: is it important?
'Mental health days' trend increasing
The health effects of sexual harassment
WorkCover NSW '$2b in red'
Take the work health IQ test
Lack of workplace second-hand smoke regulation
NSW police force sick leave soars
GPs told to encourage return to work
The health impacts of commuting
Obese more likely to have accidents
Stress in early adulthood linked to later ill-health
Yoga triumphs as treatment for chronic lower back pain
What influences RTW after lower back pain?
Push for nicer doctors is not the best medicine
Investing in a healthy workplace brings big returns
Over-use of MRIs leading to misdiagnosis and unneeded surgery
'Hot desking' may reduce productivity
Stressed men face much higher mortality rate
WorkCover's unfunded liability $952m
Q-COMP's RTW Conference, Expo and Awards
Joblessness increases mental illness risk threefold
Financial incentives miss the mark in wellbeing programs
Undeserved praise can be damaging
Recognising the signs of mental illness
Get active to reduce workplace stress
Firefighters' compo bill moving closer
Green light for mandatory workplace drug tests
Whistleblowers risk serious ill-health
Can being too optimistic be a bad thing?
Unfair treatment makes us sick
WorkCover launches online premium estimator
Australians hard-working but not as productive
Tips for avoiding work stress, boredom
Cases of "text neck" increasing
Musculoskeletal injuries linked to work-stress
Families feeling global pressure
Talking therapies may reduce use of sick leave
Claim handling changes for WorkCover SA
Australia needs older workers
Power without status makes for toxic employees
More evidence against sedentary jobs
Modern shift work may not be as harmful as thought
Smoking linked to increased chronic pain
Expert calls for more 'agressive and proactive' RTW
FIFO workers strain health system, spread disease
Link between diet and mental health
Back pain? Move!
Happy workplace, happy worker
"Wellbeing workplaces" do better
New workers' comp laws passed
Expanding waistlines an economic problem
Racial discrimination leads to poor health
Restorative justice finds role in workplaces
Staff, union weigh in on alleged WorkSafe bullying
Injured workers should heal at work
Healthy employees $2500 more productive
UN forum on work health kicks off
Walk your way to health
New electronic devices pose ergonomics challenge
Seven ways to be healthier at work
One in five health workers quits over stress-related reasons
SA retains lowest RTW rate title
First long-term 9/11 study shows severe health impacts
Experts suggest move to single insurance/ compensation body
Work Health and Safety Scholarships now open
"Mobbing" should receive as much attention as bullying
Compensation levy rates "crushingly uncompetitive"
WorkSafe employee sacked hours after lodging bullying claim
Mental illness stigma remains
Booze equals bad snooze
RTW and the mind-body connection
Staying connected the key to recovery
WorkCover discusses the social cost of bullying
Gender equality as much economic as moral issue
The four long-life lifestyle factors
Shift-work may not adversely affect pregnancy
Amendments to WA workers' comp act
Allegations NT WorkSafe hid critical internal review
Don't trust appearances - narcissists not good leaders
Co-worker rudeness has widespread consequences
Interviewers should ask candidates with disability more questions
No High Court challenge to WorkCover
'Bitterness' makes people sicker
Webinars explain OHS harmonisation
Mens' sex-discrimination claims outnumber womens'
Workplace injuries increase by 5 per cent
High number of absences for public servants
Many employers still not convinced of health and wellbeing benefits
National Disability Insurance Scheme is vital
Not enough support for regional and rural workers
New therapy may help patients with unexplained pain
Regular exercise still not enough to discount overly-inactive lifestyle
Problems increase after back-pain settlements
WorkSafe Vic launches RTW campaign
Childhood psychological adversity linked to adult chronic physical conditions
Grey-collar hiring "win-win" says new Age Discrimination Commissioner
Laugh it off
Disability impairment tables to exclude obesity
Absenteeism driven by stress, mental health conditions
Support for smoko ban
Stress-test kits: helpful or harmful?
Increase in workplace mental stress claims
Expansion of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives
Blue-collars retire later, have worse health
UK 'Welfare to Work' ostracising the disabled
Bullying complaint numbers doubled
Workplace culture lessons from NoTW scandal
The hidden cost of maternity leave
Work-life balance blurring
Job perks actually work
Dealing positively with underperformance benefits business
Personal approach to sick-leave is best: Dr Wyatt
Flexible work arrangements under threat
WorkCover NSW announces new RTW initiatives
QLD establishes bullying taskforce
Best-practice parental leave arrangements benefit employers
'Alarming' levels of work stress
Figures reveal widespread chronic pain
Workplace mental health disability leave recurs sooner than physical
Bill to help firefighters with cancer compensation
Overemployment a common complaint
"Great Place to Work" nominations open
SA WHS Commissioned Research Grants open
Call to transform costly chronic pain attitudes
Sitting for six-plus hours per day shortens lives
"Hotelling" office spaces wears on employees
'Insidious' age-related discrimination a barrier to employment
The work chain is only as strong as its weakest link
Impacts of workplace bullying on witnesses, workplace
Cancer survivors work less, fewer hours
WorkCover QLD raises rates 9 per cent
SA Unions slam WorkCover amendments as "failed experiment"
Men not using health services enough
Canada forming workplace mental health best practices
Bracks urges states to lose "tactics" in harmonisation debate
"Incubators," not procrastinators!
Chronic illness death-rate drops
"Prevention" wording cut from compensation managers' title
Study questions disability benefit motivators
Preventative measures put Hungary in front
Many workers still "in the dark" on health status
Australian Psychological Society weighs-in on mental health cuts
Workplace bullying still rife
Pride of Australia medal nomination for McKenzie-Ferguson
Bullying linked to sleep problems
Tassie workers taking fewer "sickies"
Awareness and tolerance of mental illness linked with willingness to seek help
Less people on disability benefits attempt work
New code: "Injury Management: A Guide for Employers"
Queensland Safe Work Awards 2011
Grey collar workforce faces new challenges
SafeWorkSA rejects Gottliebsen's OHS laws article
OHS bill amended for union right to prosecute
GPs urge reinvestment in sucessful mental health plan
Painkillers increase heart attack victims' death-risk
Half of indoor workers have vitamin D deficiency
Moderate sleep and less stress help weight loss
Call for increased flexibility for ageing workers
Change urged for fly-in, fly-out work
Govt. should guarantee disability hiring: Disability Discrimination Commissioner
Women entering workforce have lower expectations
Workplace smoking bans reduce emergency room admissions
SA shelves "Mickey Finn" wording in draft OHS laws
Plan for improved government servant facilities under fire
Strong co-worker relationships improve longevity
Comcare injured worker survey
Parents' paid and unpaid workload increasing
Recover better at work: WorkCoverSA
City Council under fire for $25,000 massage initiative
Baby boomer involuntary retirement on the up
Office workers face greater risk of bowel cancer
Govt accused of keeping new OHS laws secret
Debate over pharmacist-issue sick certificates
WR minister defends OHS model
Managers uncomfortable dealing with depression, anxiety
Mental illness overtakes MSDs in claim cause
WA govt gets "lucky" in death-in-custody charge
Victorian workers' comp premium steady for 2011-12
Safe Work SA Awards nominations open
Sickness certification challenges the physician
Casuals in greater numbers, poorer health
Contractor pleads guilty to death in custody
Skills shortage no time for disability bias
Parliament bullying claims
Promoting culture change the key
Older worker injuries on the rise
Workplace relevance needed in bullying laws
Project focuses on workplace hypertension
Culture shift needed to address police sickness absence
Stress costing teachers jobs, lives
WorkCover SA report slammed
AMA emphasises need for workplace mental health services
$20,000 for women's safety
Employee firing exposes Comcare hypocrisy
"Toxic" army bullying will lead to more suicides
Disability discrimination "alive and well"
Patient optimism leads to spine surgery success
WA workers least physically active
Claims of bullying at WorkSafe
Push for online mental health services
"Fit notes" deemed an improvement
Majority of companies believe in health and wellbeing
Longer work day linked to heart disease
Bullies could now face 10-year jail term
Low and lowered income linked with poor mental health
Concern for miners' mental health
Effect of stress, sleep on weight
Van-death firm seeks renewed contract
Construction workers encouraged to "Bussta Gut"
Mining worker told to accept sexual harassment
Revolution-eyes productivity, ergonomics
Office space design and productivity
New 'Survival Guide for Mining Families'
Employers hesitant to promote work from home
WorkCover SA financials improve
Mild stress enough to cause long-term disability
Visy forced to reinstate worker after unclear injury communication process
Life expectancy of mentally ill reduced by 25 years
Beating the burnout epidemic
Job quality as important as job itself
Report in on ACT public service sick-leave
WA removes age discrimination from comp law
Mining workers uncover depression, anxiety, suicide
Companies urged to pledge for better health
WorkCover Tas Research and Innovation Grants apps close Friday
Older workers happier, healthier
UK launches small business mental health guide
Quality of work, sleep and health
Inconsistent reduced-duties leads to large comp claim
Do disability employment services changes really support those in need?
Ageing population causing workforce crunch
Shadow treasurer supports women on boards quota
OHS harmonisation to considerably cost business
Key components of work ability
Research to identify leading indicators in workplace health & OHS
Work Health & Safety regulations open for comment until April
iPhones, BlackBerrys pain in the neck
Female shift workers face more than twice the risk of injury
Saliva & blood tests may preemptively detect burnout
Person's joblessness affects their spouse's job performance
Fake smiles can be bad for your health
Emotional response may predict chronic health problems
UK Government reviews sickness absence
Peer support "as effective as CBT" at treating depression
NZ doctors propose shift to "fit notes"
Moving around every 20 mins can help more than gym sessions
Employee coherence improves merger outcomes
Seeing the site of pain reduces pain levels
Comcare's new claims management and service delivery model
Domestic violence leave goes ahead
Less sleep equals greater risk of heart disease, stroke
Australians travel less for work
Record number of sickies
Worker sacked for gossiping
American College of Physicians discourages scans for low-back pain
Midlife work ability determines old age wellbeing
Unemployment is a health risk
Mentally ill forced-retirees have less accumulated wealth
Economic upturn may not improve injury rate
Five key ways to improve workplace wellbeing
Poor sleep robs physical and mental health
Most invested employees have highest stress
Poor eating can lead to depression
Baillieu probes VMIA's 'culture of fear'
More companies testing employees' fitness
Obese Australians will be majority in 2025
WorkSafe WA lays charges over death in custody
Domestic violence leave policy stalled
WorkCover Tas Research and Workplace Innovations Grants
Productivity Commission's report on women workers
The post-holiday blues
3,000 steps per day walks all over diabetes
New national body targets obesity, smoking
Traditional open back surgery fails 74 per cent of the time
Personal motivation may be biggest factor in recovery
Company Holiday Party Dos & Don'ts
Work-related injury and illness down, men still at most risk
Employers' attitudes fail people with mental health issues
Does pregnancy precipitate degenerative back disease?
Inaction and poor injury reporting are costly
Quitting makes you happier
ACT workers protest comp changes
Poor management faces staff exodus in 2011
Social stress leads to atherosclerosis
Study finds neck pain more common in women
NSW public servants' sick leave figures released
Fly-in, fly-out worker violence, mental health problems caused by lack of policy planning
15 per cent of NSW police on long-term sick leave or limited duties
Cost of QLD police psychological injury claims almost equal to physical injuries
Avoid employee anxiety during recession
Fine dining can be a work hazard
Unhappiness driving down management productivity
Australian soldiers denied compensation for subsequent injuries
Workers' compensation blow to ageing nursing workforce
Proactive approach helpful for workers' compensation cases
Undiagnosed depression in workplace costing $4.3b annually
Trail of office emails leads to workplace stress
Safe Work open to public comment on model Work Health Safety laws
WorkCover WA releases Injured Worker Survey results
Workplace emotional health tool launched