Gender Differences in Psychosocial Safety At Work
Australian COPSOQ III benchmarks reveal consistent gender gaps in demands, resources, and outcomes.
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Research insights on workforce mental health, working hours, employee engagement, and psychosocial safety.
What Are the Most Common Causes of Mental Health-Related Workers' Compensation Claims?
Harassment and bullying is the biggest driver, but exposure to traumatic events is growing fastest.
The Cumulative Cost of Poor Working Conditions on Mental Health
Effects compound over time in ways most risk assessments miss.
What's the True Economic Cost of Workplace Mental Health Claims?
Visualising the economic impact reveals the true burden of mental health.
What Type of Workplace Injury Claims Cost Organisations the Most?
Mental health claims are the fastest growing, but how do they compare on cost?
The Mental Health Gap Is Just as Much About Gender as Generation
The gap isn't only a generational story.Ggender plays an equally important role.
No Industry is Immune to the Mental Health Gap
The gap exists in nearly every industry, but varies in magnitude and form.
The Emerging Mental Health Divide in the Workforce
Is this most recent generation starting off with worse mental health? Or have young workers always struggled more?
What's Driving the Decline in Mental Health Among Workers?
Individual deterioration and a cohort effect are both at play.
What's Driving the Rise in Australian Workplace Injury Claims?
Mental health claims grew 165% over the past decade.
Which Industries See the Highest ROI from Job Satisfaction?
The financial return varies dramatically by industry.
The Escalating Cost of Unhappy High Earners
Higher pay increases the cost of turnover when it occurs.
What's the Return on Investing in Job Satisfaction?
You offer a generous pay rise. Yet months later, they resign.
Has Casualisation Changed How Much We Work?
Contrary to common rhetoric, casual work has actually decreased.
Working from Home Hasn't Just Replaced Time at the Workplace—It Has Supplemented It
The flexibility to work from home has come with an unexpected cost.
The Paradox of Working Hours: Why Average Hours Are Dropping, But Yours Are Not
The average work week dropped 3 hours since 2001, but individuals' hours have gone up.
Are We Working More or Less Than We Were 25 Years Ago?
A 'great compression' of working hours, with fewer people at the extremes.
How Accurately Can We Predict Turnover and Workers' Comp Claims a Year in Advance?
The top 3% flagged were 3.5× more likely to actually leave or claim.
How Autonomy Changes Our Relationship with Stress
The most satisfied employees aren't those with low stress.
Which Industries Have the Most Stressed Employees?
Stress isn't spread evenly across the economy.
Which Industries Provide the Most Engaging Jobs?
Knowledge-intensive industries offer the most dynamic roles.
Which Industry Gives Employees the Most Autonomy?
Not all industries are equal when it comes to autonomy.
Satisfaction with Pay Among 19,224 Australian Workers Across 19 Industries
Salary predicts pay satisfaction in general, but not all industries conform.
Job-Related Predictors of Satisfaction Among Australian Workers
Salary had no credible effect on job satisfaction once other factors were accounted for.
What's the True Cost of Working While Unwell?
Presenteeism carries real health costs that compound over time.
Does Autonomy Mitigate the Stress of Working Long Hours?
Autonomy helps, but it's not a substitute for sustainable workloads.
When Averages Run Wild: The Limits of the Central Limit Theorem
There are limits to the central limit theorem, and they matter more than you'd think.
But How Sure Are We? A Bayesian Look at Predicting Turnover
Most turnover models give a prediction, but not the confidence you should have in it.
How Many Books Do You See? Fun With Sampling Distributions
A bookshelf exercise that teaches us about sampling distributions and standard error.
Life After Work: What are the Key Drivers of Decisions to Retire?
Job satisfaction stands out as the strongest predictor of retirement decisions.
The Hidden Cost of Psychological Distress: How Does Mental Health Impact Workforce Retention?
As distress intensifies, so does the likelihood of leaving the workforce.
From Honeymoon to Hangover: How Does Job Satisfaction Evolve Over Time?
The post-honeymoon hangover is predictable and so is the promotion boost.
Does Offering Flexibility Mitigate the Impact of Long Working Hours on Retention?
Flexibility helps, but it can't fully overcome the impact of excessive workloads.
Paving the Path to Leadership: Who Gets Promoted to Managerial Roles?
Promotions to management typically occur within the first 5–10 years of tenure.
The ROI of Professional Development: Does Upskilling Actually Lead to Career Advancement?
Training pays off modestly across the board in promotions and pay.
Motherhood Penalty vs Fatherhood Bonus: How Does Parenthood Change Earnings Trajectories?
By five years into parenthood, fathers earn about 30% more than mothers on average.
The Job-Hopping Gamble: Is Switching Jobs Always the Fast Track to Higher Pay?
Median wage growth is similar whether you switch or stay,but the variance is very different.
It's Not (Just) About the Money: Why Job Satisfaction Beats Salary in Employee Retention
Job satisfaction is a far stronger predictor of retention than salary.
How Can We Improve Fatigue Forecasting in Safety Critical Industries?
Data-informed models offer opportunities to capture workforce-specific fatigue patterns.
Non-Centered Parameterisation in Hierarchical Bayesian Models
Not just for univariate Gaussians: Extending to truncated and multivariate distributions.