Almost 30 staff at the Australian National University’s humanities school have stopped work after an internal report warned of psychological hazards in their workplace related to the institution’s restructure .

The report was prepared by the health and safety representative (HSR) officer in ANU’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (Cass), who issued a cease-work order on Tuesday.

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The report detailed complaints by staff of aggression, bullying and harassment.

The order said there was a “serious and ongoing harm to health and safety” and advised workers affected by the restructure process, which has been named Renew ANU, to “remove themselves from the hazardous work environment”.

Not all Cass staff members would cease work under the order but it giv

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