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MON

2:23PM

What you should ask absent workers with diabetes

When workers who have diabetes take sick leave, concerned managers should ask them a number of specific questions, such as whether they're experiencing foot problems, to ensure no complications arise from their ill health, says diabetes expert Victoria Stevenson.

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FRI

2:45PM

Sedentary risks reduced by walking, rather than gym work

Sedentary workers who get up and briefly walk around the office several times an hour are more likely to be healthy than those who sit for "large chunks of time" between exercise sessions, according to physical activity expert Associate Professor David Dunstan.

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THU

3:57PM

Sick-leave notification policy must be clear; and more

Sick-leave notification policy must be clear, says lawyer; Victorian Government avoids vote on firefighter compensation laws; and ILO convention on seafarer safety takes effect.

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WED

2:21PM

Well-trained managers can prevent multiple claims

Training line managers to have an "early conversation" with workers - who start taking regular sick leave - can prevent such issues escalating into workers' comp or harassment disputes, according to Sparke Helmore Lawyers partner David Davies.

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WED

12:08PM

Sedentary work is the new "ticking time-bomb"

Employers are only seeing the "tip of the iceberg" of workers' compensation claims for body and mental stress injuries arising from sedentary work, according to physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier.

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Study finds link between low support, depression, bullying and sickies

Workers who receive little support from colleagues and managers are twice as likely to develop "significant depression symptoms", and far more likely to take sick leave, a new Safe Work Australia-commissioned report has found.

Worker defamed by group email about sick leave, but denied damages

A judge has found a NSW employer and its director defamed a worker when they sent a group email to employees complaining about the amount of sick leave that she and other staff were taking.

Feedback, appreciation key to reducing sick leave

Finnish researchers have identified the psychosocial work factors that increase - and decrease - the likelihood of workplace accidents and sick leave.

RTW program didn't exacerbate pain, compensation claim rejected

A truck driver, whose workers' comp payments were suspended when he refused to undertake a RTW program, has had his appeal dismissed in the AAT. Also in this article, a Telstra team leader who took 154 sick leave days has lost her bid for workers' compensation.

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