Empower Mental Health and HR Legal

HR Legal proudly partners with Empower Mental Health (‘EMH’) to deliver a comprehensive suite of mental health and psychosocial safety training options for Australian businesses, combining the strengths of high-quality e-Learning modules with HR Legal’s in-person manager training for maximum impact.

Integrated Training for Better Outcomes

EMH’s e-Learning modules have been developed and reviewed in collaboration with the lawyers at HR Legal, ensuring a deep focus on occupational and psychosocial risks. These modules offer cost-effective, time-efficient training options for both people leaders and staff – minimising business disruption while equipping your workforce with essential skills and mental health risk management knowledge.

About the E-Learning Modules:

Introduction to Mental Health

For Leaders and Staff
  • Understand the various aspects of our life that contribute to our overall mental health
  • Tips on how to best manage our mental health
  • Learn how to have a mental health conversation with a person who may be experiencing depression or anxiety

Occupational Violence & Aggression

For Leaders and Staff
  • Define occupational violence and aggression
  • Learn statistics and impacts on individuals
  • Understand employer and employee responsibilities
  • Explore the risk management process
  • Respond to incidents effectively
  • Investigate incidents thoroughly
  • Apply techniques to prevent and de-escalate violence

Managing Bullying & Sexual Harassment

For Leaders
  • What is bullying and sexual harassment?
  • The cost of workplace bullying and harassment
  • Roles and responsibilities of employers
  • Prevention factors
  • Responding to incidents
  • The impacts of bullying and sexual harassment
  • Helping workers to recover after workplace bullying and sexual harassment

Bullying & Sexual Harassment

For Staff
  • What is bullying and sexual harassment?
  • The cost of workplace bullying and harassment
  • Roles and responsibilities in creating safe workspaces
  • Prevention factors
  • Responding to incidents
  • Impacts of bullying and sexual harassment
  • Recovering from bullying and sexual harassment

Understanding Psychosocial Hazards

For Leaders
  • The definition of ‘psychosocial hazard’
  • Roles and responsibilities of an employer and implications of failing to adhere to WHS obligations
  • Types of psychosocial hazards
  • The risk management process
  • Barriers for staff reporting hazards
  • Promoting psychologically safe workplaces: practical action steps for employers

Outcomes from Integrated Training

  • Enhance knowledge retention, as managers and staff revisit key mental health and legal principles through multiple learning formats and real-life scenarios
  • Improved confidence and competence among managers in responding to mental health concerns, conducting supportive conversations, 
and applying legal requirements
  • Greater consistency in workplace responses and adherence to legal obligations, reducing risk, and demonstrating due diligence
  • Stronger organisational culture with more engaged, productive and change-ready teams as a result of practical, ongoing development
  • Increased employee satisfaction and lower staff turnover, as team members feel more supported and valued in a psychologically safe environment

Through the combined delivery of EMH’s e-Learning modules and HR Legal’s in-person training, your business or organisation benefits from maximum knowledge transfer, real-world skill application, and a culture of wellbeing supported at every level.

Why Choose EMH and HR Legal?

HR Legal and Empower Mental Health give your business the confidence to upskill your workforce, reduce risks, and build psychologically safe environments. Enquire below to find out how a tailored combination of e-Learning module and in-person manager training can meet your organisational needs.