This section contains information about WorkSafe's focus on mental health and wellbeing at work.
New Zealand’s awareness and desire to address mental health challenges is increasing. WorkSafe will support businesses and organisations to address and support mental health in the workplace.
If you feel you may need support from trained professionals, you can get help from providers listed on this page.
Guidance for workers who do office-type work in their home, or an equivalent location, rather than at their business premises.
To help businesses and organisations as they build and support mentally healthy work, we have carried out research to understand what makes a good day for workers.
WorkSafe joined with Kmart New Zealand and Z Energy to look at how businesses minimise psychosocial risks in their workplaces.
If you are at the beginning stages of creating Mentally Healthy Work, the advice on this page provides ideas on how to start.
This guidance for PCBUs provides advice on how to manage the psychosocial (mental health) risks for workers who are working from home. There is also an infographic available that summarises some of the information in this guidance.
To help businesses and organisations as they build and support mentally healthy work, we have published a series of short essays about this important area.
Work-related stress and fatigue not only affect productivity but can also affect the physical and emotional health of your workers
