Australian workplaces can miss unreasonable workload when it becomes culturally normal. This article explains high job demands, after-hours work, early exposure indicators and how to review whether a psychosocial control actually worked.
Yes. High job demands, including having too much to do in too little time, can be a psychosocial hazard when exposure is severe, prolonged or frequent. The precise legal requirements depend on the relevant jurisdiction.
Employers should consult workers, observe work, review available records and consider the duration, frequency and severity of exposure together with related hazards such as low job control and poor support.
No. The right concerns an employee’s ability to refuse to monitor, read or respond outside working hours unless that refusal is unreasonable.
Team-level digital work-pattern data can support risk identification and control review, but it should support consultation and human judgement rather than individual surveillance or automated diagnosis.