by ABILITY GROUP | Mar 19, 2020 | Injury Management, Workers Compensation
Managing an employee with a workers compensation claim can be challenging & frustrating during normal business conditions, yet what do businesses need to do in unprecedented times of coronavirus (COVID-19)?
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by ABILITY GROUP | Mar 12, 2020 | Health & Wellbeing, Human Resources, Injury Prevention
As businesses continue to be impacted as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), many businesses have been rushing to implement initiatives such as employees working from home. Given the business climate uncertainty it is easy to overlook important HR and obligations employers have which we have summarised.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 17, 2020 | Bullying, Claim management, Injured Worker, Injury Management, Injury Prevention, Mental Health, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
Mental health issues are the 3rd most frequent health condition after cancer & heart disease. This means supervisors are likely to be managing workers with mental illness. We have identified common mental health hazards & workplace risk mitigation strategies.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Jan 17, 2020 | Human Resources
Employees who work in full time roles are typically very aware of their breaks & what they are entitled to. A recent article indicates there is a sense of ambiguity surrounding the legislation for those working shorter shift hours such as certain McDonalds staff.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Nov 24, 2019 | Injury Management, Work Health & Safety, Work Health Program
The festive season is notorious for weight gain. The typical Australian Christmas is often centred around family, friends, eating & drinking. For many of us overindulging goes mostly unnoticed as we are busy socialising with family & friends.
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