Q-COMP confirms journey-claim rights after three fatigue deaths
Queensland shift workers have been assured they will still be covered by the journey-claim provisions of the State WCR Act if they stop for a sleep on their way home from work.
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Queensland shift workers have been assured they will still be covered by the journey-claim provisions of the State WCR Act if they stop for a sleep on their way home from work.
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