Evidence shows an individual recovers from an injury better at work than by remaining at home. Being off work not only impacts your workers health and wellbeing, yet remaining at home can have a negative impact on their financial situation as well as relationships with colleagues, family and friends.
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Effective claims management process typical requires a business to ensure they have practical WHS procedures, an efficient first response protocol, an embedded workplace injury process, early reporting, intervention and an tailored return to work plan to support their employee’s injury management. Workers compensation claims management process can be complex & we are here to make it easier for you.
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Early contact from the employer is important following a workplace injury and can improve the workers recovery and their return to work outcomes. Research shows that making early contact helps your worker feel supported in their recovery and when contact is maintained, they are more likely to achieve better recovery outcomes.
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Work hardening is an important injury prevention strategy used by many businesses to help minimise workplace injuries, risks & to assist workers return to work post injury, illness or long term absence. A Work Hardening Program is a allied health designed program to help workers to able to safely perform the required functions of their role. Why are Work Hardening Programs Important?
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The Australian news ensures we all know the government strategies previously successful to eliminate Covid-19 transmission in the community, is not working with the current Delta variant outbreak. The Government’s focus is consequently now firmly on vaccination rates. With some business mandating COVID vaccinations in the workplace what are the rights & obligations?
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Due to the recent lockdowns and increasing cases in NSW, more and more people are working from home. It is very important that workers are aware of their work environment and to ensure that healthy work practices are applied at home.
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