Contemporary Issues in Employers’ Duty of Care and Workplace Mental Health

Abstract

Recently, in occupational health practice, it has been recognized that alongside employers’ duty of care, workers’ own responsibility for self-care is important in ensuring mental health in the workplace. This symposium aimed to promote these efforts by both employers and employees through a legal theoretical analysis of the duty of care and self-care obligations, reporting on the mental health care and education approaches outlined in administrative guidelines, and practices in the workplace, followed by discussions involving legal and occupational health professionals.