Work Health and Safety (Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work) Code of Practice 2024
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Inadequate recognition and reward
Note: Some of these examples of hazards may not create psychosocial risks on their own but may do so if combined with other hazards. Some hazards may only create risks on their own when severe. Consider all hazards present and the circumstances to determine what is reasonably practicable to manage the risks.
Inadequate recognition and reward may include:
\- receiving unfair negative feedback (e.g. criticism on things workers cannot control or on things for which they have received insufficient training and support)
\- receiving insufficient feedback or recognition (e.g. workers do not receive feedback on their work or are not given information to help them improve; workers are not acknowledged or rewarded for high effort or supporting colleagues)
\- unfair, biased, opaque, or inequitable distribution of recognition and rewards (e.g. workers being rewarded for the efforts of others)
\- limited opportunities for development (e.g. a lack of job training or development), or
\- not recognising workers’ skills (e.g. closely supervising or directing an experienced staff member on simple tasks).