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Large Australian study links low job control to higher mortality risk.
Violence can lead to a complex combination of physical and psychological injury. Workers who...
High levels of mental exertion depression are rife amongst taxi drivers, but greater workplace...
Research from the US confirms a connection between work absences of more than a week and deaths...
Can workplace interventions ease occupational asthma? Are there benefits to reducing risk...
Does working as an airport baggage handler for twenty years increase the risk of knee...
In Minnesota, USA, an alternative workers compensation scheme has reduced conflict amongst...
Can interventions that target the psychosocial work environment reduce mental illness AND...
A 5-day intervention for ICU nurses in France establishes that individual workers can learn to...
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...