Mental health issues are the 3rd most frequent health condition after cancer & heart disease. This means supervisors are likely to be managing workers with mental illness. We have identified common mental health hazards & workplace risk mitigation strategies.
A must read for all, the SIRA Review of Nominal Insurer (icare) by Independent Reviewer Ms Janet Dore published in December 2019 contains findings on the operation & sustainability of the icare. The report recommends significant steps for improvement to maintaining a fair & sustainable NSW workers compensation system.
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The festive season is notorious for weight gain. The typical Australian Christmas is often centred around family, friends, eating & drinking. For many of us overindulging goes mostly unnoticed as we are busy socialising with family & friends.
With December being the second largest workers compensation renewal period in NSW, a lot of our clients would have received Renewal documentation from icare.
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As we saw in late 2018 the NSW Government introduced a number of changes to the NSW workers compensation system, the next phase of these changes relates to simplifying the calculation of a workers Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE).
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The NSW workers compensation scheme and nominal insurer (icare) have come under fire from an industry expert. icare insures 3.6 million employees and collects over $2 billion in premiums p.a. According to former principal actuarial adviser, the NSW scheme is in jeopardy.
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