Mental health in the workplace continues to be a top priority for Australian workplace safety regulators, with a growing focus on psychosocial risks. Recent enforcement action, including prohibition and improvement notices, signal a shift in how psychosocial hazards such as poor change management, job insecurity, and increased job demands are managed, with regulators holding businesses accountable for poorly executed change processes.
Restructures, digital automation shifts and changing market conditions are common, but they can expose workers to risks to their health and safety. With regulatory bodies taking an active enforcement role, organisations must integrate psychosocial risk management into all change management processes to protect their workforce and stay compliant.
This report has been provided by Hamilton Locke, an international law firm that advises forward-thinking businesses on their most pressing challenges. Hamilton Locke are TrackSAFE Corporate Supporters
Updated 14/11/2025