New assessment tool to support workplaces

The tool provides a report on how the organisation compares with others of similar size and industry. The tool also outlines what the organisation can do to make the workplace healthy and productive.   

Head of SafeWork NSW, Natasha Mann, said while 80 per cent of NSW workplaces take a reactive or ad-hoc approach to mental health at work, there are health and economic benefits from having a mentally healthy workplace including reduced absenteeism and staff turnover. 

“This is not just about the mental health of your workers, this is about making the best workplace environment in your workplace both mentally and physically,” Ms Mann said. 

The tool was developed as part of the NSW Mentally Healthy Workplace Strategy, whose key priorities include free training programs and coaching services and building the capability of businesses in NSW to create positive and safe environments promoting good mental health.