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Alcohol and smoking are the most common legal drugs in use in Australia today.
Fatigue is often the result of a lack of sleep, prolonged mental or physical work, or lengthy...
Fitness lowers the risk of injury and aids recovery, but 71% of the Australian working...
If an employee is suspected of 'gaming the system,' is it worth investigating the matter further...
The most successful workers' compensation system in the world is one you haven't heard of.
The CPM report provides information on disputation rates and dispute resolution rates across...
Workers compensation disputes are often both costly and time consuming. While sometimes they're...
Dr Mary Wyatt explores the role of the IME in assessing work capacity for injured or ill employees.
When a worker is injured, there might be fears for their job stability, financial burdens, or...
Diversity and Work-Life Specialist, SeventeenHundred
Delayed access to medical treatment means delayed recovery.
Monash University in association with the Transport Accident Commission conducted a study into...
Professor Ian Cameron from the University of Sydney spoke at the 2016 ISCRR Forum on ways that...
The workplace is a social environment. For many, this is one of the most enjoyable aspects of...
The Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (or OMPQ) used to be known as the Acute Back Pain...
The Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, has begun an investigation into the handling of workers’...
Unresolved conflict can cause many problems in the workplace. Don't let it!
Self-management is a vital part of recovery from illness, but how can treaters be trained to...
Nonchalant employees are not unhappy. They're not disgruntled. They’re people who show up day...
Incivility is being rude, discourteous and showing a lack of regard for others. The behaviour...
While the health and wellness concerns of the bus industry are similar to other industries...
Telephone counselling has become an increasingly popular method for providing health education,...
Gain an understanding of the practical aspects of Work Oriented Treatment for workers...
Managing the aftermath of an employee death is extraordinarily challenging. What do managers...
Employees who have lost a loved one need support in the workplace. Grief is not a fast or easy...
The diagnosis of any serious disease can have an impact on mental health; for the person...
When dealing with cancer, fatigue is a common side effect of treatments. It may include...
The history of work disease is as old as the concept of work itself. This article takes a look...
Dr Matt Graham, a registered psychologist and team psychologist at OrionHealth, explores the...
Gain an understanding of the strategic impact of Work Oriented Treatment for workers...
'Learned helplessness' is the idea that some people who experience repeated setbacks will...
Dr Michael Leiter, a professor at the Centre for Organisational Research and Development at...
The Royal Australian College of Surgeons recently released a report into discrimination,...
This webinar explores evidence on how supervisors and coworkers can influence RTW, and how to...
Once your action plan has been developed, what are the next steps for implementation?
An estimated one in five employees will be impacted by a mental health condition at any one time...
In this webinar on Conflict, Emotion, Incidents, & Behaviour, Pierre Nadeau, Respectful...
This webinar looks at work contribution to, the nature of, and rehabilitation of knee injuries.
Work-related mental stress places a burden on the health and welfare of employees, as well as...