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More than half of FIFO workers report bullying at work, which triples worker-reported suicide...
Work that places strain on the lower back reduces work ability more than other types of physical...
Treaters and RTW professionals who want to promote safe and timely RTW amongst people with PTSD...
Psychiatric nurses who report the most mental health symptoms see more barriers to seeking help...
Tackle the psychosocial work environment if you want to see higher productivity, less sickness...
Anxiety and depression commonly go together but can be daunting to treat. A Dutch depression...
Caring, off-the-cuff and worried about finances: how SMEs manage cancer-related sickness absence...
Macho workplace cultures and frictional compensation systems yield financial and emotional...
Nine takeaways from US research comparing the perspectives of claims leaders to those on the...
Around a quarter of work absence due to shoulder injury could be prevented if organisations...
Stroke is becoming more common in working age individuals. How likely is RTW, and what sorts of...
Workers with psychological injuries have worse experiences of the RTW process than those with...
Supportive employers see more RTW. Now Australian research has identified what influences the...
A Canadian expert in men's health, workplace stress and resilience explains how organisational...
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...