Trauma‑informed interviewing shifts workplace investigations from what may be perceived by employees as adversarial questioning to a structured, supportive dialogue that prioritises psychological safety, enhances memory recall, and produces more accurate and reliable accounts. By applying the techniques outlined in this article to interviews as part of workplace investigations, employers
Le 1er octobre 2025 marque l’entrée en vigueur du Règlement sur les mécanismes de prévention et de participation en établissement (le « Règlement »)[1], lequel encadre de manière détaillée les nouvelles obligations des employeurs en matière de santé et de sécurité du travail. Cette entrée en vigueur met également fin au régime intérimaire
Die Parteien streiten um die Anrechnung böswillig unterlassenen anderweitigen Verdienstes auf Verzugslohnansprüche. Der Kläger war als Senior Consultant seit November 2019 bei der Beklagten beschäftigt. Die Beklagte kündigte das Arbeitsverhältnis
There have been some important amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) (IR Act) and the Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2020 (NSW) (IR Regulations) as a result of the Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment (Workplace Protections) Bill 2025 (NSW) (the Bill) which was passed by the NSW Government on 26 June 2025.
The
The shift in delivering renewable energy projects away from engaging a single contractor who takes full responsibility for the engineering, procurement, and construction aspects of a project (EPC contract model) to instead developers contracting directly with multiple specialised contractors for separate packages of work (split contract model) raises interesting issues concerning satisfying the principal contractor
In recent years, heatwaves have become more frequent and naturally this can affect employees at work. Common health issues arising from such heatwaves can include exhaustion, headache, fainting or dehydration and in some rare cases even death.
From a French employment law perspective, employers have a general obligation to take any measures necessary to ensure
Ces dernières années, les épisodes de canicule semblent devenir récurrents, et cela peut naturellement avoir des conséquences pour les salariés sur leur lieu de travail. Parmi les problèmes de santé fréquents, on retrouve l’épuisement, les maux de tête, les malaises ou la déshydratation, et dans certains cas rares (mais dramatiques), cela peut aller jusqu’au décès.
In this article we explore four of the key issues and trends affecting organisations globally from a work health and safety perspective, both now and in the future: global WHS regulation; the rise of technology; changing workforce populations and structures; and psychosocial hazards and risks.
In examining these trends, we have been struck by
The Australian Government has recently approved a new Code of Practice – Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth). The new Code is largely based on Safe Work Australia’s model code of practice of the same name, but there are some important differences.
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