by ABILITY GROUP | Oct 20, 2025 | Breaking News, Injured Worker, Injury Management, Jobs, Our team, Workplace safety
Fresh insights from Safe Work Australia’s Key Work Health and Safety Statistics 2025 report reveal that just a third of jobs account for more than half of all serious injury claims across the country. This alarming trend underscores the need for targeted safety interventions, especially in high-risk sectors, and presents a crucial opportunity for organisations like ABILITY GROUP to continue to lead the way in helping businesses create safer workplaces.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 10, 2024 | Claim costs, Claim management, Health & Wellbeing, Human Resources, Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
Pre-employment Functional Assessments offer a cost-effective way to evaluate if candidates can safely perform job tasks based on their physical and medical capacity.
by Marc Ring | Aug 21, 2023 | Human Resources, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation
Successfully managing business risks is more important than ever before. Businesses are faced with numerous different risks, yet anticipating and effectively managing your people risks are critical to building trust inside and outside of your business. Given people risks can have significant financial, reputational and legal implications, risk management efforts are crucial for businesses. What are the common people risks Australian businesses should be aware of and address?
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by Marc Ring | Feb 6, 2023 | Human Resources
Performance management can be a positive experience when handled correctly. The process is never easy & even good organisations may find a staff member disagrees with the assessment, genuinely believing they are being bullied while being performance managed. What can you do & can I get help?
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by ABILITY GROUP | Nov 27, 2020 | Human Resources
Work Christmas parties will be very different this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Safety precautions include social distancing, venue capacity & the way people are expected to interact. Despite continued relaxations, it is important for businesses to know what they can & can not do as well as the importance of reiterating your Code of Conduct policy.
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by Marc Ring | Nov 23, 2020 | Consulting, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation
It isn’t surprising Australians call the December to January period the silly season. It is one of the busiest times of the year & one of the most dangerous periods for workers. It is therefore important for businesses to be aware of risks of physical injuries & mental health mental health in the workplace at this time of year. (more…)
