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Teams built on trust and cooperation - i.e. teams with high social capital - have less long term...
Good mental health, social support at work and home, and job satisfaction protect against...
Research identifies four productivity-sappers that can lead to presenteeism: job...
Metabolic syndrome compromises health and work, but a personalised exercise intervention helps...
Failed RTW is more likely after a traffic accident causing whiplash than other injuries. What...
With cooperation between the therapist and the workplace, caring, individualised treatment for...
Nurses who think they offer their colleagues more support than they get in return are more...
Contact with the workplace has proven benefits for workers with stress, depression and other...
Health practitioners and employers take note: with appropriate support and appropriate duties,...
Returning to work after the amputation of a leg or foot takes time. Older workers struggle more,...
“Who’s the fairest?” matters to compensation recipients. Researchers find associations between...
Workers with arthritis are offered accommodations at work but around 40% still don’t get what...
Employer, union collaboration on disability management policy and RTW planning leads to 50% drop...
Early reporting and prompt claim adjudication and payment may reduce the number of workers who...
Researchers take us to the struggling heart of case management, via focus groups with Australian...
Not all participatory ergonomics programs are created equal, Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick...
Danish researchers conclude that ergonomics training can cause confusion and stress, while...
Worker survey says supervisors act as a safety net when other aspects of the working environment...
Workers view insurer / healthcare provider relationships as adversarial and hamstrung – but they...
Workers across the world describe similar worries, frustrations and difficulties with the health...
Do workers in some Australian jurisdictions take more time off work for a mental health claim...
Study examining return to work and social support finds importance of supervisors’ first...
What aspects of compensation systems cause stress? How common is it? Does compensation-related...
What does the international evidence say about the impact of compensation systems, health care...
American researchers think we can design worker’s compensation systems that promote occupational...
International research says workplace interventions work best when they tick multiple boxes:...
A small proportion of employees imitate co-worker absence. Chucking a sickie is less appealing...
How does pre-existing workplace social support impact return to work after injury? Do supervisor...
Stressed-out call centre workers see persistent benefits from an 8-week meditation program -...
What’s more important for durable RTW: RTW planning or the stressfulness of interactions between...
Workplace incivility and poorer sleep go hand in hand - unless you know how to switch off from...
For employees with burnout, recovery and return to work is possible. What role does sleep play?
New evidence strengthens link between job strain and common mental health disorders, with...
In this 5 minute guide, we give you the dot-point version of research into psychosocial risks...
Psychosocial risk factors better predict delayed recovery than do injury characteristics. How...
Before your organisation invests in supervisor training, ask whether the organisational culture...
Exercises that build muscle and power also reduce symptoms of depression. You do not need to...
A ground-breaking report on Australian income support systems shows why everyone from life...
In the search to find a screening tool to assist workers with MSDs and common mental health...
Research seeking answers turned up more questions instead...