An employer's decision to dispute a workers' comp claim was inappropriate and "obviously motivated" by its insurer's reluctance to indemnify those it insured, the Tasmanian WRCT has found.
Employer wins first stage of cancer compensation dispute; WorkCover Qld explains best way to reduce compensation costs; and WorkSafe ACT targets workers' comp policy breaches.
WA employer fined after poorly trained foreign worker killed; Fines for building-defect breaches increased 10-fold in ACT; and Tasmanian safety regulators going through transformation.
A Tasmanian employer has saved thousands of dollars and improved productivity by engaging onsite doctors to treat injured workers, the annual Injury Management and Return to Work Conference has heard.
Some 31 of the 45 national reforms aimed at reducing regulatory variations between the states and territories, and saving businesses $4 billion in the process, have been achieved or are on track, but a COAG report shows a number of safety-related reforms have a long way to go.
In this article, OHS Alert revisits all the important work health and safety and workers' compensation legislation news from the final quarter of 2013. We also examine the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
A Tasmanian school teacher who injured her neck in a playground collision has had her workers' compensation reinstated, even though surveillance footage showed her performing tasks beyond her alleged capacity.
In the final part of our complex workers' comp issues series, an employment lawyer has outlined the benefits of settling an injury damages claim out of court.
