Stress Update
4 Internal Developments
The Authors met in Tauranga on Thursday, May 10th May to develop this report and a power point presentation aimed at Regional Office staff
The PowerPoint presentation for Regional Office Staff (by Nikki Jensen) extends to 36 slides and will take at least 2 hours to deliver. We think that, in view of the inherent difficulty and diffuseness of the topic, the contention around it and the uncertainty expressed by many Inspectors in dealing with it, this amount of time is worth spending.
The good news is that the 2 hours can be chunked, the material is interesting and a lot of it could be applied quite easily in the sense of being readily transferable to employers.
The following topics would be covered:
- Where is DOL now and what does it say about stress?
- Results of WebResearch Evaluation
- New Zealand Commentators
- Comparison to state of play in Australia
- The salient points from a recent conference in Australia
- The current way of talking about stress
- Australia’s Workcover and legal experience
- Mental Health – Literacy and First Aid
- Corporate initiatives
- Testimony of a mentally ill employee
- What does this mean for DOL?
Resources would accompany the presentation, for subsequent use by Inspectors for dissemination to employers and employees.