The Essence of “Company”
In our modern world, the word "company" is often synonymous with business and commerce. However, its origins and evolution reveal a deeper connection to companionship and shared purpose. This image {insert image} has caused me to reflect on how its original meaning...
OVERWORK: A Critical Public Health Issue
A recent study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine has revealed that overwork causes significant adverse changes to brain structure, reinforcing the need for workplace policies that limit excessive working hours. The findings from this study align...
The Hidden Battle for Psychosocial Safety: HR vs. Wellbeing vs. WHS
I recently heard an industry representative mention how much difference it made in their organisation’s health and safety outcomes when ‘psychosocial safety responsibilities’ were separated from the wellbeing space. It became clearer that the roles and...
Psychological Erosion: A Modern-Day Disease
Last week, I spoke with an office worker who had previously been a paramedic. Despite the less intense pressures of his current role, he still experiences high levels of stress. This conversation highlighted a growing issue: the Psychological Erosion Effect. This...
Intrusive Surveillance as an Emerging Psychosocial Hazard
In Australia, recent developments have highlighted emerging psychosocial hazards in the workplace, particularly concerning worker privacy. The introduction of the Commonwealth Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work identifies intrusive surveillance as...
Case Study – The Opus Centre WorkEsteem Implementation Program
Respect At Work Interview with Karen Maher
The great resignation or the great reshuffle?
How a global pandemic shaped a new era for psychological health and safety at work The New Era As we enter 2022, we continue to navigate our way through the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic; one of the most significant events in modern history affecting individuals...
Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be
Author : Amy Zadow - Research Fellow in Organisational Psychology, University of South Australia What could be so bad about answering a few emails in the evening? Perhaps something urgent pops up, we are tidying up an issue from the day, or trying to get ahead for...
Is It Possible That Bushfires and COVID Can Actually Help Improve Wellbeing at Work?
One Australian study of worker psychological safety in public and private workplaces has proven that wellbeing can actually improve during turbulent times. Researchers from the University of South Australia and the Centre for Workplace Excellence found that worker wellbeing can improve during not only COVID, but bushfires too.