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Addressing ‘Hustle Culture’: The Mental Health Impact of Overwork in High-Pressure Industries
In today’s fast-paced world, high-pressure industries demand long hours, relentless productivity, and unwavering dedication. In many highly skilled professions—such as healthcare, technology, law, and finance—success is often equated with working more. Overwork and unrealistic demands are seen as prerequisites to get ahead.
While this work ethic can lead to professional success, it often comes at a steep cost: mental health. Burnout, chronic stress, and exhaustion are widespread in these sectors, yet many industries fail to address these challenges effectively, neglecting both their workforce and overall productivity. Prioritising mental health in the workplace is essential for fostering a sustainable and supportive environment.
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Mental Health in the Gig Economy: The Hidden Struggles of Independent Workers
As technology continues to evolve, Australians can now access services, food delivery, or professional expertise at the touch of a button. The rise of this digital economy has fuelled the rapid growth of the gig economy, with more than 250,000 Australians working in gig roles—either as their primary income source or as a side hustle to supplement their earnings. The gig economy has reshaped the modern workforce, offering flexibility, independence, and the promise of work-life balance. However, beneath the surface, many gig workers face significant workplace mental health challenges, including job insecurity, financial stress, lack of benefits, and social isolation. Without the protections and entitlements of traditional employment gig workers often experience heightened stress, anxiety, and burnout, with no paid annual leave on the horizon to soften the blow.
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The future of work is on the ballot: Why flexibility and the ‘right to disconnect’ matter for workplace mental health
As Australians head to the polls in the upcoming Federal Election, two key workplace rights —flexible work and the right to disconnect—are up for public reflection, and potentially, repeal.While much of the public conversation has focussed on productivity and the economy, the mental health implications tied to how, when, and where we work deserve equal attention.These policies aren’t just about convenience or workplace trends. For many Australians, the ability to work from home and work flexibly are vital protections that support mental wellbeing, prevent burnout, and promote healthier, more sustainable working lives. And those protections impact some workers more than others.
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Fatigue, Job Insecurity and Intrusive Surveillance: Commonwealth Code Introduces New Workplace Mental Health Risks
The Australian Government has updated its workplace health and safety codes, introducing three emerging psychosocial hazards—fatigue, job insecurity, and intrusive surveillance—to protect and prioritise workers’ mental health. These additions in the Commonwealth Code of Practice, which aren’t covered in the state-based codes, signal a shift towards addressing the evolving psychological risks of modern work environments. In this article, we take a deeper look at these three new mental health hazards and how to manage them at work.
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Workplace Mental Health: Why employee mental well-being needs to be taken as seriously as physical health
Mental health is emerging as a critical focus in workplace health and safety. Data from Safe Work Australia’s 2024 report on psychological health highlights concerning trends in work-related mental health conditions across Australian workplaces. With mental health conditions accounting for 10.5%, or 1 in 10, of all serious workers’ compensation claims in 2022-23 [1] —an almost 40% increase since 2017—this issue is impacting not only workers but also business productivity, recruitment, and retention.
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