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Safe workplace – Drugs & Alcohol
The consumption of alcohol & illicit drugs in the workplace is increasingly becoming an issue for businesses across industries. Implementing a formal drug & alcohol policy as well embedding associated procedures, can assist in ensuring a...
NSW Workers compensation under fire
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...
October Safe Work Month
October marks National Safe Work Month across Australia, a dedicated time for employers, employees, and communities to recommit to creating safe and healthy workplaces. This year’s theme, “Safety: Every Job, Every Day”, reminds us that safety is...
Gaoled for Forgery
A carpenter who was found to have forged medical certificates in order to continue to receive payments under his workers compensation claim, has been gaoled for 9 months. The court also has ordered him to re-pay $112,975 in fruadlent payments...