by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 16, 2022 | Claims
iCare has recently announced a tender for the procurement of claims management services in the NSW workers compensation scheme. NSW Finance and Employee Relations Minister Damien Tudehope said the tender initiative followed extensive consultation, including a market...
by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 14, 2022 | Workers Compensation
icare announced a change to premium payments, allowing policyholders to pay monthly if renewal premiums exceed $1,000. With this newly implemented change, icare will no longer offer quarterly instalment payment plans as an option. The shift to monthly instalments will...
by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 7, 2022 | Mental Health, Work Health & Safety
The current outbreak of Omicron has led to increasing challenges for mental health. SIRA has launched a new mental health support line to provide a free service for individuals experiencing a mental health concern. Read more to find out about this new support...
by ABILITY GROUP | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Work Health & Safety
A mentally healthy workplace is important, not only from a legal perspective, but based on the fact that both the worker and the business benefit as a result. If the workplace culture is good, people will want to be part of your business – subsequently...
by ABILITY GROUP | Jan 14, 2022 | Workers Compensation
SIRA has announced a new plan to improve return?to?work performance in the NSW workers’ compensation scheme. Return to work rates have progressively declined since 2015, with the number of workers unfit for work increasing exponentially. In 2015, upwards of 90% of...