Workplace stress is now being recognised as a growing problem in today’s workplaces with it coming in as the second most compensated illness or injury. Workplace bullying is now considered a major problem in many industries with recent attention given to the way in which legislation and guidelines address this issue.
Most deaths by suicide are among people of working age. Suicide is the leading cause of death for males aged 25–44 years and females aged 25–34 years. The proportion of suicides that are work-related is unclear. One Australian study found that 17% of suicides in Victoria from 2000–2007 were work-related. Applying this estimate to deaths…
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