occupational health and safety

a range of new reforms, including a mandatory incident-notification scheme.

Front line public servants will need “specialised support and attention” as Australia moves into the recovery phase of the pandemic and staff return to their workplace, according to a new report.

Labor and the Liberals have marked World Mental Health Day with discussions of the stigma around mental illness and workplace wellbeing. In a speech to Jobs Australia, Shadow Minister for Employment and Industry Brendan O’Connor called for everyone to do more when it comes to supporting mental health in the workplace.

Victoria’s health and safety regulator is on the hunt for a new chief executive. Worksafe Victoria boss Clare Amies will be stepping down later this year in a move to the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

The Electrical Trades Union has questioned the NSW District Court’s sentence in relation to the death of a worker and has called for stronger workplace laws.