With the ongoing COVID pandemic & restrictions imposed, many employers have had no choice but to stand down employees, reduce hours or accessing government aid schemes such as job keeper. icare has consequently updated it Wages Definition manual to assist businesses.
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Further to the NSW Premier’s announcement on the latest updates, construction will resume on the 31st of July, with safety measures put into place within the sites to reduce contact between workers. Safe Work will be performing many inspections and it is critical that employers implement the safety measures.
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Recent research and data on mental health in the workplace suggests that one in five Australians over the age of 16 will experience a mental illness at least once in their lifetime.
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Due to the recent lockdowns and increasing cases in NSW, more and more people are working from home. It is very important that workers are aware of their work environment and to ensure that healthy work practices are applied at home.
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iCare have recently released their Work Industry Classification (WIC) rates for the 2021/2022 Policy year in preparation for the busiest period for renewal of Policies, the end of the financial year.
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