SafeWork NSW is redrawing the boundaries of employer responsibility by declaring that corporate restructuring can inflict serious psychological harm on workers. It’s an unprecedented and paternalistic incursion into white-collar workplaces.
The watchdog issued a prohibition notice (normally provided to halt high-risk activities in worksites that could lead to serious physical harm) to the University of Technology Sydney, which effectively hit the handbrake on its latest redundancy round – a key part of its agenda to boost its bottom line.
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