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Addressing Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace: Adapting to a New Era

Recent amendments signal a clear shift towards ensuring that employers address the risks to psychological health arising from stress, aggression and bullying, and are driving organizations to adopt more robust measures in safeguarding employee well-being. With the reforms triggeri

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About the Podcast

Recent amendments signal a clear shift towards ensuring that employers address the risks to psychological health arising from stress, aggression and bullying, and are driving organizations to adopt more robust measures in safeguarding employee well-being. With the reforms triggering enhanced oversight and enforcement by WHS regulators, it has never been more important for employers to be across the new landscape. This practical session explores the evolving laws, emerging trends, and proactive strategies that can help employers cultivate a safe and healthy work environment while mitigating legal and reputational risks. It covers:

  • Understanding psychosocial hazards in the workplace:
    • Work-related stress
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Workplace violence
    • Organisational culture and leadership
    • Lack of role clarity
    • Work-life balance and workload
  • Recognising the signs and symptoms of psychosocial hazards
  • Legal framework and compliance:
    • Recent amendments across the states and territories
    • Changes to model WHS laws by SafeWork Australia
    • Understanding the penalties involved
  • Implications of the changes for employers
  • What should employers be doing now?
    • Undertaking compliance reviews of existing systems, policies and procedures
    • Reviewing complaints, investigations and disciplinary action processes
  • Educating key personnel
  • Case studies and lessons learned

Presented By

Alanna Fitzpatrick
Partner, K&L Gates Brisbane, QLD

Alanna is an experienced workplace health and safety partner. She is a responsive, pragmatic and empathetic lawyer who assists her clients to navigate the serious safety incidents and accidents. She assists clients respond to and engage with regulators undertaking investigations following safety incidents in a manner that is designed to ensure that the risk of reputational damage and personal/corporate prosecution is minimised.

Alanna is also an experienced front end safety lawyer, providing compliance advice to a range of organisations to understand and discharge their obligations under safety legislation and for officers, developing a suite of material to enable those officers to discharge their duty to exercise due diligence. Alanna delivers engaging and informative presentations on safety related topics include crisis management, due diligence and managing the risk of psychosocial harm.

She is experienced in dealing with a wide range of employment matters including executive employment issues, performance management, grievances, disciplinary matters, discrimination and termination of employment. Alanna has a particular focus on assisting employers to manage ill and injured employees and restraint of trade matters.

CPD Information

0.4 CPD units

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