by Marc Ring | Mar 15, 2018 | Claim costs, Claim management, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
In the first 60 days, the new NSW icare workers compensation claims model teams were inundated with 9,000 claims & 3,500 injury notifications. EML increased recruitment in March improving service. Timing with claims management is critical & we help
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by Marc Ring | Mar 9, 2018 | Hazardous Manual Tasks, Work Health & Safety
During the last 4 years, more than 145,000 workers have been injured as a result of hazardous manual tasks. WHS legislation specifically defines hazardous manual tasks & businesses are able to take simple steps to minimise risks & provide a safer workplace.
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by Marc Ring | Feb 16, 2018 | Claim costs, Claim management, Claims, Reforms, Workers Compensation
Since being implement on 1 January 2018, the new NSW workers compensation claims model teams have received significantly higher volumes than expected. EML teams are trying hard to manage the higher volumes yet teething problems exist.
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by Marc Ring | Jan 15, 2018 | Work Health & Safety
Following a recent accident in a NSW café where a man suffered severe burns resulting from a gas cylinder explosion, a Government Ministerial Media Release advises SafeWork will be cracking down on gas appliances and in particular in restaurants.
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by Marc Ring | Jan 11, 2018 | Human Resources
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the collective voice of Australian trade unions has declared war on the increasing casualisation of the Australian workforce which they claim is being brought on by the rise of ‘fake’ casual roles.
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