For many people stress has unfortunately become a constant in daily life. Irrespective of the level of stress a person experiences, stress will impact their work as well their personal life. Both internal work pressure and external personal factors affect an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing. Employers can take 6 steps to assist workers in reducing workplace and personal stresses.
Workplace injury recoveries are naturally focused on from a physical lens among injured workers and employers. However, physical injuries are more than meets the eye. A biopsychosocial injury management approach can have positive benefits. So what does biopsychosocial injury management mean & what are the benefits?
A proposed amendment to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Disease) Act 1942 (The Dust Diseases Act) seeks to reinforce support to workers injured by work-related dust diseases.
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Building off the success of another one of SIRA’s programs, SIRA has launched a program with ALDI, Toll and Catholic Church Insurance with the goal of helping injured workers even more. SIRA’s Workers COmpensation Assist Pilot is intended to help people navigate NSW workers compensation processes.
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The NSW Supreme Court has found an employer liable where an employee who while travelling home from his workplace suffered severe injuries. The Supreme Court said they were satisfies the company’s duty of care extended beyond its employees’ work works and workplace.
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Under Work Health & Safety Act, Platforms (deemed a PCBU) must ensure risks are eliminated or controlled, includes features of the app or the delivery process that can create a risk to rider/drivers health and safety. From 1 July 2022, in keeping food delivery riders safe, they must be provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to do their job safely.
Under Work Health & Safety Act, Platforms (deemed a PCBU) must ensure risks are eliminated or controlled, includes features of the app or the delivery process that can create a risk to rider/drivers health and safety.
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