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Now without the resources to effectively ensure compliance and enforcement ...
Employer push to downgrade health and safety rights could put workers at risk, says ACTU
The push by big businesses to overhaul the federal workers’ compensation scheme could put the health and safety rights of workers at risk says the ACTU. A report today that ...
ACTU - 7 months, 1 week ago
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Released information on the duties and responsibilities of an employer ...
Are Comcare employers liable for Christmas party injuries?
With the silly season just around the corner, Comcare has released information on the duties and responsibilities of an employer for work functions, urging them to consider the risks and ...
OHS Alert - 12 months ago
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Good at helping physically injured employees achieve a durable return ...
Time for Comcare to "get better at the hard stuff": Acting CEO
Comcare is good at helping physically injured employees achieve a durable return to work, but it recognises it needs to be better at assisting those with psychological injuries, acting chief ...
OHS Alert - 1 year, 1 month ago
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Been ordered by the AAT to reimburse a worker for ...
Reasonableness of medical treatment depends on alternatives
Comcare has been ordered by the AAT to reimburse a worker for ankle injections that doctors said were "futile", partly because the injured worker's alternative was "no treatment at all".
OHS Alert - 1 year, 2 months ago
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Not entitled to stop paying compensation to a worker who ...
Suspension without pay didn't disentitle worker to benefits
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has found that Comcare was not entitled to stop paying compensation to a worker who was suspended from work without pay.
OHS Alert - 1 year, 3 months ago
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Accepted the compensation claims of nine women who suffered breast ...
Landmark Comcare decision grants compensation to ABC workers
In what it believes is the first decision of its kind, Comcare has accepted the compensation claims of nine women who suffered breast cancer after working at the ABC's studios ...
OHS Alert - 1 year, 4 months ago
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Comcare back on track to meet injuries reduction target
The Comcare scheme is back on track to achieve the national OHS strategy goal for the reduction of serious workplace injuries, according to its annual report.
OHS Alert - 2:48 p.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
OHS Alert - 2:48 p.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Worker wins compo after being injured by "unsuitable equipment"
The AAT has set aside a Comcare decision denying a worker compensation, finding that there was overwhelming evidence that unsuitable office equipment contributed to or aggravated her spinal injury.
OHS Alert - 12:53 p.m. Thursday 13th November 2008
OHS Alert - 12:53 p.m. Thursday 13th November 2008
1 month, 1 week ago
Qld and SRCC safety award winners; WorkSafe Vic blitz; and more
Most lump sum recipients dissatisfied, no funds remaining: Tas study; WorkSafe Victoria blitz to prevent manual handling injuries; and Queensland and Comcare safety award winners announced.
OHS Alert - 10:18 a.m. Monday 27th October 2008
OHS Alert - 10:18 a.m. Monday 27th October 2008
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Psychological illness arose from poor management, not transfer failure
The AAT has overturned a Comcare decision denying compensation to a Centrelink employee, finding her psychological condition evolved from poor management rather than her failure to obtain a transfer or ...
OHS Alert - 11:29 a.m. Tuesday 14th October 2008
OHS Alert - 11:29 a.m. Tuesday 14th October 2008
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Injuries from a single incident can't be combined for impairment assessments
Multiple injuries arising from the same incident cannot be combined to determine whole person impairment, the AAT has clarified in affirming Comcare's decision to reject a worker's claim.
OHS Alert - 3:04 p.m. Wednesday 10th September 2008
OHS Alert - 3:04 p.m. Wednesday 10th September 2008
2 months, 4 weeks ago
News briefs, 8 September 2008
ASIC drops criminal charges against James Hardie; Tony Kelly receives NSW IR portfolio; Industrial logistics company granted Comcare licence; BHP suspends all WA operations after two fatalities in 10 days; ...
OHS Alert - 2:30 p.m. Monday 8th September 2008
OHS Alert - 2:30 p.m. Monday 8th September 2008
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Worker still injured when Comcare cut compensation: AAT
The AAT has found that a worker was still suffering from work-related chronic adjustment disorder when Comcare decided to cease her compensation payments.
OHS Alert - 12:03 p.m. Thursday 14th August 2008
OHS Alert - 12:03 p.m. Thursday 14th August 2008
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Coming event: Comcare National Conference
October 22, 2008 to October 24, 2008 . National Convention Centre, Canberra
OHS Alert - 7:28 p.m. Friday 8th August 2008
OHS Alert - 7:28 p.m. Friday 8th August 2008
4 months ago
NAB HSR Elections
From Monday 11th August, FSU members will seek your support to become elected HSR’s to be your voice to promote better health and safety at Nab. We congratulate these members ...
Finance Sector Union - 10 a.m. Thursday 7th August 2008
Finance Sector Union - 10 a.m. Thursday 7th August 2008
4 months ago
Bullying still not seen as an OHS issue: Comcare
Many Australian workplaces still don't treat bullying as an OHS issue, a Comcare investigation has found. Also in this article, a lawyer outlines proactive steps employers should take to address ...
OHS Alert - 2:53 p.m. Wednesday 6th August 2008
OHS Alert - 2:53 p.m. Wednesday 6th August 2008
4 months ago
Push to open Comcare
Push to open Comcare... 01 Aug 2008 07:33 AM
Business Spectator telecommunications - 7:33 a.m. Friday 1st August 2008
Business Spectator telecommunications - 7:33 a.m. Friday 1st August 2008
4 months, 1 week ago
Fairness, flexibility, finality vital for sustainable compensation scheme
The current Comcare review and talks about the development of a national workers' compensation scheme present an enormous opportunity to establish a regime where all stakeholders "win", a conference heard ...
OHS Alert - 11:59 a.m. Thursday 31st July 2008
OHS Alert - 11:59 a.m. Thursday 31st July 2008
4 months, 1 week ago
Fair compensation needed for RAAF safety victims
LAWYERS from legal firm Herbert Greer say existing Comcare schemes have failed to provide fair compensation to workers who fixed leaking fuel tanks on the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-111 ...
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 30th July 2008
Safe To Work - 10 a.m. Wednesday 30th July 2008
4 months, 1 week ago
News briefs, 25 July 2008
Comcare announces SRCC safety award finalists; Victoria recognises youngest WorkSafe awards entrant; NZ's premium rates lower than any Australian scheme in 2007/08; and Comment sought for Tasmanian underground mining code ...
OHS Alert - 11:56 a.m. Friday 25th July 2008
OHS Alert - 11:56 a.m. Friday 25th July 2008
4 months, 2 weeks ago
NAB NEC’s Steve Howland nominates as a safety rep for better OHS at NAB
Proud NAB NEC member Steve Howland wants more FSU members to stand for Health and Safety Rep (HSR) positions. Key Entitlements for HSR’s under Comcare: Employers meet costs for accredited ...
Finance Sector Union - 10 a.m. Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Finance Sector Union - 10 a.m. Wednesday 23rd July 2008
