by Marc Ring | May 1, 2013 | Workers Compensation
NSW Workers Compensation Changes
This week NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Finance and Services Minister Greg Pearce made announcements regarding important changes to NSW Workers Compensation with reforms targeting reducing cost of doing business in NSW.
Following a series of other NSW legislation changes that took effect at the start of the year, the latest changes were announced on 1 May 2013 and are significant for NSW workers compensation.
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by Marc Ring | Apr 4, 2013 | Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation
Work safety near vehicles
Work safety around any types of vehicles is always important as accidents occur and the consequences can be catastrophic.
In February, NSW WorkCover issued a vehicle safety plea as a result of the 4th death since June 2012 occurring due to a vehicle accident.
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by Marc Ring | Apr 2, 2013 | Consulting, Workers Compensation
Ageing workforce and workers compensation
Recent economic conditions impacting superannuation and an ageing population have resulted in employees working longer creating an ageing workforce. This can have a dramatic impact on workers compensation and something brokers and businesses alike need to understand.
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by Marc Ring | Mar 1, 2013 | Consulting, Workers Compensation
Business in workers compensation trouble
Accidents can happen in the work place or environment your people are exposed to. This story resonated with us as we have sadly seen a claim where an accident resulted in the death of young apprentice, aged 16. Every business needs to be aware of their obligations to the safety of their people and even more diligent with the young apprentices who need training, support and mentoring.
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by Marc Ring | Oct 31, 2012 | Consulting, Workers Compensation
Workers compensation is often the largest insurance cost for a business and it directly reduces business profits. For many businesses workers compensation is expensive, complex to manage and a source of frustration. If not effectively managed, workers compensation can be unpredictable making many believe it is an uncontrollable business expense.
ABILITY GROUP can alleviate your stress and frustrations by providing recommendations to control or reduce your workers compensation costs. (more…)
