As the end of the year draws closer businesses often have workplace celebrations or parties. Christmas parties, or any business social functions for that matter, can quickly turn from celebration to litigation if not managed carefully.
To help prevent hearing loss in the workplace, employers must provide hearing tests to workers who frequently use hearing protection to control noise that exceeds the exposure standard.
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The National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030 has been implemented by Safework Australia members to help workers Return to Work (RTW), or to stay at work while recovering from their work-related injury or illness. Embedding effective and practical RTW processes is critical within all-sized businesses.
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In a time when a lot of businesses are still recovering from the pandemic, fraudulent claims have been on the rise. These behaviours threaten the integrity of workers compensation schemes, taking money and resources away from genuinely injured workers who depend on them for their livelihoods.
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With workers compensation schemes/underwriters experiencing increasing challenges, costs and resulting need to increase workers compensation insurance premiums, a recent court decision represents ongoing focus on fraudulent workers compensation activities. A Victorian business owner has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for workers compensation fraud and is also required to repay $350,000 of illegal workers compensation payments.
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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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