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Mature age workers

Keeping mature-age workers on the job

 To make Australian workplaces supportive and productive environments for all employees, it has never been more important to engage mature-age workers and will only become more so. When Australia’s Age...

Keeping mature-age workers on the job

 To make Australian workplaces supportive and productive environments for all employees, it has never been more important to engage mature-age workers and will only become more so. When Australia’s Age...

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Workcover NSW and chemical hazards

Hazardous chemicals under the spotlight

The NSW Government has launched a five-year project to help protect workers against injuries and diseases from dangerous chemicals in the workplace. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said crystalline...

Hazardous chemicals under the spotlight

The NSW Government has launched a five-year project to help protect workers against injuries and diseases from dangerous chemicals in the workplace. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said crystalline...

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Report released into sexism

Report released into combating sexism in the wo...

Some of Australia’s largest employers and most influential organisations are taking practical steps to identifying and eliminating everyday sexism in the workplace. More than 6,000 employees across a range of...

Report released into combating sexism in the wo...

Some of Australia’s largest employers and most influential organisations are taking practical steps to identifying and eliminating everyday sexism in the workplace. More than 6,000 employees across a range of...

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Mental wellbeing training for managers

Training managers to understand mental health a...

A world-first study published in the Lancet Psychiatry has found that basic mental health training for managers can reap significant benefits for workers’ mental wellbeing. According to researchers at the Black...

Training managers to understand mental health a...

A world-first study published in the Lancet Psychiatry has found that basic mental health training for managers can reap significant benefits for workers’ mental wellbeing. According to researchers at the Black...

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Industrial manslaughter laws in QLD

New manslaughter laws passed in QLD

The Queensland government has recently passed tough new industrial manslaughter laws aimed at protecting workers on the job. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the new laws would leave negligent...

New manslaughter laws passed in QLD

The Queensland government has recently passed tough new industrial manslaughter laws aimed at protecting workers on the job. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the new laws would leave negligent...

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Mental wellbeing in NSW workplaces

NSW government findings into workplace mental h...

The NSW government has, this week released the most comprehensive research ever conducted about mental health in NSW workplaces. According to Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean the findings would...

NSW government findings into workplace mental h...

The NSW government has, this week released the most comprehensive research ever conducted about mental health in NSW workplaces. According to Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean the findings would...

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