Browsing: Return to work and rehabilitation



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Teamwork and safety advice vital tools for RTW managers

Encouraging teamwork and ensuring safety personnel provide managers with advice on legislative requirements are two vital elements researchers say facilitate workers' return to work after suffering mental health disorders.


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FWC rejects sacked worker's safety claims, highlights seriousness of his Twitter posts

A worker has unsuccessfully claimed he was unfairly sacked for raising safety concerns, with a commission hearing a safety regulator investigated and dismissed his concerns, and finding he was sacked for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role.


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11:57AM

Injured worker's $1m discrimination claim fails, employer's safety concerns were valid

A commission has rejected an injured worker's claim he was unlawfully discriminated against when his employer refused his return-to-work request despite his medical clearance, finding the employer reasonably maintained concerns over his ability to perform his duties safely.


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What factors accelerate RTW after a psych injury?

A study of a group of Australian workers at heightened risk of psychological injury has revealed the factors that help them return to work quicker than those in other sectors


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2:18PM

Psychosocial risk assessments demanded by inquiry

A WHS regulator will enforce the utilisation of risk assessments for psychosocial hazards in psychologically dangerous workplaces, under one of 18 recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into NSW's workers' compensation system.



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