Mental health in the workplace

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• Legal obligations relating to employee mental health
  A number of laws apply to how you manage workplace issues that relate to an employee’s mental health.
  Oct 01, 2018

• Checklist: How to reduce the risk of psychosocial hazards in your workplace
  Do these things to reduce the risk of psychosocial hazards in your workplace.
  Oct 01, 2018

• Health and safety legislation
  Health and safety legislation operating in all jurisdictions imposes a general duty on you to ensure safe systems of work and a safe working environment that does not pose health and safety risks to your employees.
  Oct 01, 2018

• Common law
  Your duty of care under common law is to exercise reasonable care for your employees’ safety, including minimising risks to health that a stressful work environment may pose.
  Oct 01, 2018

• Contract law
  Contract law recognises an implied term in an employment contract that obliges you to take reasonable care for the health and safety of your employees. This includes the provision of a safe place of work and a safe system of...
  Oct 01, 2018

• Checklist: Is work-related stress an issue in your workplace?
  Answer the following questions to determine whether work-related stress is a risk to any of your employees.
  Oct 01, 2018

• Anti-discrimination laws
  State, territory and federal anti-discrimination legislation prohibit you from discriminating against an employee who is suffering from a mental health problem.
  Oct 01, 2018

• What is direct discrimination?
  Direct discrimination is treating a person with a prescribed attribute differently than a person without that attribute.
  Oct 01, 2018

• What is a reasonable adjustment?
  Reasonable adjustment is the process of adopting supportive measures, e.g. improved workplace design, to enable employees to fulfil the inherent requirements of their roles.
  Oct 01, 2018

• Can you refuse to make a reasonable adjustment?
  You do not have to make adjustments if you can show they would cause you unjustifiable hardship.
  Oct 01, 2018

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