minister will appear on aunity ticket over industrial relations during
addresses to be delivered at the NationalPress Club on Wednesday.
ACTU president Ged Kearney and former chief minister Kate Carnell will
discuss the issue of achieving betterproductivity through healthier
workplaces. The pair agree that mental health issues are better
discussed with bosses than being ignored in the workplace.
Ms Carnell, who is now the chief executive of beyondblue, said
employers should study her group's e-learning programs about taking
work-related stress issues seriously.
Ged Kearney, president Australian Council of Trade Unions. Photo: Ryan Osland
''Our online interactive programs address the myths and misconceptions
around depression and anxiety and would be helpful foremployers,
managers and staff,'' she said.
''In coming months, more e-learning programs will be added to the
website including ones on how to have a conversation with someone
you're concerned about and managing employees' return to work.''
The press club appearance marks the launch of Go Home on Time Day, an
initiative ofthe Australia Institute.
New research by the institute will be revealedshowing that one in
twoAustralians would feel uncomfortable discussing issues about mental
health with their manager.
The institute's executive director Richard Denniss said 43 per cent of
employees surveyed reported their managerswere poorly skilled in
discussing sensitive workplace issues. ''The survey shows that
Australian workers find talking about mental health issues with their
manager far harder thanany other workplace issue,'' he said.
''Those working for small businesses were nearly twice as likely as
their colleagues in bigger organisations to report that their overall
workplace culture is 'very good'. They were also twice as likely to
report that their manager's skills in holding conversations about
mental health problems were 'very good' than those working for larger
employers.''
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