Occupational stress and the laws in selected jurisdictions
In the contemporary modern and globalised world, it is common for the majority of employers to draw a great attention to the productivity of the workforce rather than the employees working capability and physical and mental conditions. Businesses and industries have always been striving towards ma...
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| Language: | English |
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The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/66912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66912/1/tojdac_v080SSE380.pdf |
| Summary: | In the contemporary modern and globalised world, it is common for the majority of employers to draw a
great attention to the productivity of the workforce rather than the employees working capability and
physical and mental conditions. Businesses and industries have always been striving towards maximising
profit and minimising the cost. As a result, employees of uncountable organisations suffer from the
alarming occupational stress in catching up with the respective schedule of productions, shipments and
services. The question arises here is that whether there should be some regulatory measures to relief the
occupational stress of the workforce? Accordingly, this article examines the laws relating to the
occupational safety and health in selected jurisdictions, namely, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, the United
Kingdom and New Zealand in order to evaluate whether these laws protect workers’ mental health. It is
found that the existing legislations on occupational health and safety in the selected jurisdictions do not
explicitly address on the emotional and mental health of employees. Therefore, authors propose that a
specific legislation is warranted to regulate occupational stress closely and carefully in order to provide
better work-life balance to the workforce. |
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