The New Bar for Psychosocial Risk Management
Understanding the signal behind the end of People at Work survey
Australia’s psychosocial risk landscape shifted twice in the space of a year. New legal duties now in force across every jurisdiction, and the closure of the People at Work survey that most organisations have relied on to measure psychosocial risk.
This paper gives HR, P&C, WHS leaders and C-suite executives a clear picture of where the law now sits, what good measurement looks like without People at Work, and how to choose a monitoring approach that holds up under regulatory scrutiny.
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Where HR and WHS meet on psychosocial risk
Psychosocial risk spans both portfolios, but the two teams don’t always share the same data, framework, or language. As regulatory expectations rise, that gap is itself one of the largest risks Australian organisations face. This paper helps both HR and H&S teams understand their obligations and how they can move forward from the same starting point.
What’s inside?
What’s changed and what it means
- The new psychosocial regulations now in force across every Australian jurisdiction
- The People at Work decommission timeline and what it means for your current approach
- Why psychosocial risk sits across both HR and WHS — and why that matters now
What the law actually requires
- The four-stage consultation duty most organisations are only half-meeting
- Why surveys are central to compliance — and what the regulators say about them
- Recent enforcement cases and what they signal about regulator expectations
What good measurement looks like
- Why long, annual surveys no longer meet the legal standard
- The case for continuous pulse monitoring and the research behind it
- A four-step PSRM maturity framework to assess where your organisation sits today
What you’ll leave with
You’ll find a Psychosocial Risk Readiness Checklist at the end of this paper — developed by a psychosocial risk expert to help you assess where your organisation’s PSRM capability currently stands. Work through it with your team, or use it to brief leadership on where the gaps are.
Access for freeWho is this for?
Whether you’re new to psychosocial risk management or deep in the detail of post-People-At-Work compliance, this paper gives you the actionable insights to move forward with confidence.
- HR and People & Culture leaders
- WHS and Health & Safety managers
- P&C Directors and C-Suite executives
If psychosocial risk sits anywhere on your agenda, this paper is for you.
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Organisations that act now are positioning themselves ahead of the curve. Those that wait may end up letting the regulator choose the timing and the terms of their response
Grounded in the law, written to be used
This resource was researched and written by a psychosocial risk expert, working closely with the team at Clearhead. The content draws on current Australian WHS legislation, published regulatory guidance, and peer-reviewed research on effective psychosocial risk management.
Our goal is simple: leave you better informed about your obligations and your options than when you arrived.