Ongoing changes in workers compensation legislation has resulted in businesses asking us questions of how to successfully navigate their obligations. For businesses with limited exposure in the area & this is especially important in advance of 30 June renewals.
Sexual discrimination & harassment is described by the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW as when someone is “treated unfairly or harassed”. On the back of the recent Me Too media coverage, we look at the impacts in the workplace & resulting claims.
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has had a targeted approach to the start of 2018 by issuing a number of penalties to businesses across Australia. Key issues being the underpayment of workers & failure to keep accurate wage & time records.
In 2017 SafeWork NSW prosecuted & subsequently fined businesses a total of $835,000 for incidents where workers were either injured or killed by a forklift. This has prompted us to again highlight the importance of Fork Lift Safety seriously & offer assistance.