Managing Workload Demands to Create Work/Life Balance

Topic: Managing Workload Demands to Create Work/Life Balance

Creating a psychologically healthy workplace is essential for supporting employee well-being and driving organisational success. This webinar provides an in-depth look at the factors influencing psychological safety, including job demands, resources, and workplace stressors. Drawing on evidence-based models such as the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework, we'll explore strategies to balance demands with resources, prevent burnout, and foster a culture of engagement and productivity. Practical examples and actionable insights will empower leaders to promote mental health, implement supportive policies, and build a healthier and more productive workforce.

In this webinar you will learn:

• Key psychosocial factors affecting workplace psychological safety
• How job demands and resources interact to influence employee well-being
• Practical approaches for managing work pressure and preventing burnout
• Strategies to align policies and practices with reasonable demands
• The role of leadership in demonstrating and reinforcing psychological health and safety
• Opportunities to improve recovery, recognition, and resource allocation

About the Presenter:

Dr. Tessa Bailey is a registered psychologist who completed her PhD focusing on lead indicators for worker psychological health and safety, for which she received the 2019 Ian Davey Award for the most outstanding PhD thesis at the University of South Australia. She has experience working in the areas of human resource management, injury preventions, and injury management.

In her prior role as a Research Fellow at UniSA Dr. Bailey assisted with coordinating the Australian Workplace Barometer project which analysed data on working conditions, worker health, and productivity outcomes for over 7,000 workers across Australia.

Her focus on applied practice led to the creation of The OPUS Centre for Psychosocial Risk working with industry partners to design integrated workforce health and safety systems that provide a psychologically safe environment, protect worker health, and promote wellbeing. As a Consultant Dr. Bailey has assisted organisations from a wide range of industries to design safe systems of work that optimise worker health and productivity outcomes.