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Non-Work Related Injuries
Many businesses are unsure what to do when they have an employee with a non-work-related injury. Common questions that arise include: As an employer, what is my role? Can the injury become a workers' compensation claim? Where can I get help?...
icare Inquiry & Investigation
Despite ongoing COVID-19 impacts, NSW workers compensation continues to be front page news. NSW Parliamentary Inquiries forced icare, SIRA, EML & the icare Board to participate. icare CEO John Nagle subsequently resigned...
Workplace Manual Handling Limit
Manual handling is a part of everyday work across industries, from stacking shelves to moving equipment. While many assume there is a strict weight limit for lifting, SafeWork Australia clarifies that no legal maximum exists. Instead, workplace...
Paid Personal Leave – High Court Ruling
In August 2020, the High Court of Australia handed down a landmark decision in Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v AMWU & Ors [2020] HCA 29. This overturned the earlier Full Federal interpretation and clarified how paid personal (carer’s) leave should...