Sexual Harassment and Bullying Draft Code tackles bullying and harassment in notorious industry The Australian live entertainment industry’s peak body has released a draft Code of Practice on preventing workplace discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying, following the widespread allegations of sexual abuse and other serious misconduct against high-profile entertainment figures, like US film producer Harvey Weinstein. Live … Continue reading Sexual Harassment and Bullying
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Workplace mitigation strategies
28 March 2018Heat-related illnesses and respiratory syndromes in workers are two direct outcomes of climate change that require special mitigation and adaptation strategies, a peak occupational medicine group has warned. In a guidance statement in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) identifies what it claims are the direct … Continue reading Workplace mitigation strategies
Bullying-related claims blow out to $27k
14 March 2018The median direct cost of harassment and bullying-related mental stress workers’ comp claims is nearly $25,000 higher than the all-claims cost, according to Safe Work Australia’s fourth annual national statement on workplace bullying. This is some $5000 more than the $20,000 discrepancy identified in the agency’s second annual statement. According to the new report, the median … Continue reading Bullying-related claims blow out to $27k
An interview with a Personal Injury Accredited Specialist
13 March 2018Personal Injury Lawyers Sydney – Accredited Specialist – Steve Walker Principal Walker Law Group 1. How long have you been practising personal injury law? I have been practising personal injury law since 1994. Initially acting for Defendants for the first decade of my career and learning how to think like an insurance company. This experience … Continue reading An interview with a Personal Injury Accredited Specialist
Forklift Accident Compensation Lawyers
7 March 2018Forklift Accident Compensation Lawyers Sydney Forklift Accident & Forklift Injuries Compensation In NSW Forklifts are used to lift, stack and transfer loads in many workplaces across NSW. Every year, they continue to cause workplace deaths and injuries. It is reported 1,352 NSW workers were injured and three were killed in forklift incidents in the two … Continue reading Forklift Accident Compensation Lawyers
The Future Reform of Workers Compensation
10 February 2018Future Reform The Workers Compensation Scheme at present is financially in a very sound position. Being quoted even in WorkCover’s own publication that the Scheme is funding at around 130% rather than what is ordinarily considered to be the targeted funding ratio of $110,000. The government has been very coy in answering questions as to … Continue reading The Future Reform of Workers Compensation
The Incapacity Dilemma – Workers Compensation
6 February 2018Following the 2012 amendments, the most critical consideration in determining the extent to which a worker who has a current work capacity is entitled to weekly compensation involves the determination of that worker’s earning capacity which is defined as the greater of the worker’s current weekly earnings or the worker’s ability to earn in suitable … Continue reading The Incapacity Dilemma – Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation – Impairment is King
4 February 2018In the world of workplace injuries in New South Wales, impairment percentage is everything. A 1% increase in impairment can result in a very substantial increase in the benefits that an injured worker is able to access. In summary, the respective impairment threshold and their implications are as follows: 0% to 10% (or is it … Continue reading Workers Compensation – Impairment is King
Workers Compensation – The Disputes and Dispute Mechanisms
1 February 2018Workers Compensation, Where is it at? The Disputes and Dispute Mechanisms I would describe the various processes and pathways which apply to the notification and resolution of disputes for Workers Compensation entitlements as convoluted and treacherous. The first task is to identify what type of dispute is under consideration. A dispute is to what could … Continue reading Workers Compensation – The Disputes and Dispute Mechanisms
Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 – Schedule 8
12 December 2017Schedule 8 of the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 outline such things as the weekly payments of workers, limitations of expenses (such as medical, hospital & rehabilitation expenses), and compensation for existing claimants (for example medical) and other such details. It’s very important to note that benefits will not cease if the medical condition is not stable. … Continue reading Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 – Schedule 8
