Comments on: Workplace bullying hits the national agenda in Australia

By: If everyone claimed compensation for work-related stress in Australia, the estimated annual cost would be $83 billion « SafetyAtWorkBlog

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 01:40:38 +0000

[…] range for work-related stress of between $A25 billion to $A83 billion. A couple of years ago, the cost of workplace bullying was estimated between $A6 billion and $A30 billion, which is likely to exist within the work-related […]

By: Workplace Bullying Beat-Up « SafetyAtWorkBlog

Workplace Bullying Beat-Up « SafetyAtWorkBlog — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:04:36 +0000

[…] with the draft code until there was much more consultation. Part of that consultation was the announcement by Prime Minister Gillard of a parliamentary inquiry which would take submissions and conduct public hearings around […]

By: Brodie’s Law not being applied. Perhaps a broader context is needed. « SafetyAtWorkBlog

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:02:28 +0000

[…] upcoming federal inquiry into workplace bullying may prove to be enlightening but could also be very disappointing for those seeking verification of […]

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health and safety program — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:03:58 +0000

Bullying can cause serious damage to a person’s health and well-being. Employees should be provided an avenue for them to report instances of bullying and have it investigated without putting employees at even more vulnerable place.

By: mick

mick — Mon, 28 May 2012 03:50:39 +0000

Many of us in the workplace have been aware of events that were uncomfortable to say the least but unsure if this constituted bullying by workcover standards .Workcover could easily develop a poster for firms to display on what is and isnt bullying and require awareness as part of ohs training for all employees as part of inductions ,Ive read the guidance note from workcover online ,not good enough needs to be at least on an ohs board and part of inductions and also multi-lingual and on the companys policies and procedures poster.
Also the investigation of a bullying complaint should be done as like an investigation of a workplace injury ,the definition of assault inVictoria is not that you have been actually touched but the fear that you were going to be , this is not rocket science .