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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...
Employment outcomes are better for PTSD veterans when individual skills, abilities and...
Tracking wellbeing is not only possible, it helps with RTW and financial performance. Here is a...
Workers have (sometimes valid) fears of re-injury upon return to work. How can employers and...
People in a team where bullying occurs are more likely to have long periods of time off work,...
Authoritative Australian research shows that the mental health of children suffers when parents...
Is there such a thing as too much early intervention for workers with lower back injuries?
Top ten considerations that underlie decisions about the timing of RTW.
Compensation systems idealise families, expecting too much family support for injured workers...
New approaches have promise, but it is too soon to tell sufferers that a pain-free life is on...
Fly in fly out workers and their partners struggle to reconcile working life and home life,...
Patients feel less acute, post-surgical pain when they take part in a psychological intervention...
Training makes managers more confident in their communication skills and more likely to get in...
What do people with chronic disease value about work? What motivates them to keep working and...
Adverse childhood experiences impact performance at work and are likely to impact recovery from...
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common, and can wreak havoc on physical and...
Mental health capabilities, culture, policies and procedures are lacking compared to leadership...
Workers see the benefits of good workplace mental health but think business and government need...
Supervisors describe mental health-related work absences as unpredictable and worrisome. How...
Experienced supervisors list ten ways they understand and support injured workers
Injury has a big impact on home life. Does home life (especially caring for dependent children)...
Claims are going down but costs are going up. Has safety improved? We dig into the data on...
Supervisors say that balancing competing demands is an integral part of supporting RTW
The latest in Australian workers compensation data: we summarise claims numbers by gender,...
What competencies do supervisors think they need to manage the impact of RTW on teams and coworkers?
Supervising RTW can be challenging, both emotionally and professionally. What supports are...
The right kind of vocational rehabilitation can stave off the transition to chronic disability....
Return to work processes are designed to help injured workers recover on the job but co-workers...
Five things that make or break co-worker support for modified duties during the early days of...
Australian Return to Work Coordinators complain about the quality and relevance of the training...
What personality traits and experiences make people more likely to cope with adversity such as...
A look at the challenges faced by supervisors obliged to oversee modified duties in a workplace...