Workplace bullying is repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed towards an employee or group of employees that creates a risk to their health and safety.

The most common forms of bullying in Australian workplaces are bossing people around, intimidating, threatening or keeping them under pressure.

Workers may also be harassed by clients, customers, contractors or others from outside the workplace, and bullying can happen between co-workers, but more workers are bullied by employers and managers than by fellow workers.

Working in hot conditions can result in adverse health effects, including serious illness.

Risk factors include:

• air temperature, air movement and humidity 
• level of work activity
• type of clothing
• level of fluid loss and replacement
• sources of radiant heat.

Risks occur when body temperature rises to an unsafe level or excessive fluid loss results in dehydration. 

To help rehabilitate those workers who suffer from a stress injury, the ASU has developed a Best Practice Return to Work kit for employers, support people and employees to guide them through the return-to-work phase.

You can download a copy of the workers' guide here.

Work overload can be caused by having too much work to do, being given tasks to complete without notice that add to your daily workload or being given tasks that require skills that you do not have. Work overload can lead to fatigue and stress.

To help rehabilitate those workers who suffer from a stress injury, the ASU has developed a Best Practice Return to Work kit for employers, support people and employess to guide them through the return-to-work phase.

 

You can download a copy of the support person's guide here.