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 max...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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USA Passion Development Sdn Bhd
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/68403/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68403/1/icelsi_5%20occupational%20stress.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. |
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