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Toxic workplace culture feeds mental health liability

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New Zealand psychiatrist Dr David Stoner will discuss what can be done to improve the culture within an organisation to prevent mental health issues from arising at the 2022 New Zealand Liability Conference.  According to the New Zealand Mental Health...

calendar icon11 May 2026

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Toxic workplace culture feeds mental health liability

New Zealand psychiatrist Dr David Stoner will discuss what can be done to improve the culture within an organisation to prevent mental health issues from arising at the 2022 New Zealand Liability Conference. 

According to the New Zealand Mental Health Survey, nearly half of New Zealanders will meet the criteria for a diagnosis of mental illness at some stage during their lives.

One in five will receive a mental health diagnosis in any given year.

Workplace related claims

Sadly, when it comes to mental health liability cases, many are workplace related.

A South Australian study undertaken in 2021 and published in the British Medical Journal, found poor mental health triples in the absence of a safe and supportive workplace environment.

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