Employers Take On More Under New Scheme
“Suitable” employment for injured workers
WorkCover: The Big Reform
After Minister Rau famously described the current workers compensation scheme as “buggered”, the Government announced that the WorkCover scheme would be replaced by a Return to Work Scheme effective…
Supreme Court Clarifies when an Employee is Absent and when an Employee is on Leave
The Full Bench of the Supreme Court, in a majority judgment, in Flinders Ports Pty Ltd v Woolford [2015] SASCFC 6 has clarified what it means to be on “unpaid leave”. This decision involved an…
Alert: Appointments Announced to Workers Compensation and Employment Tribunals
The State Government yesterday announced in the South Australian Government Gazette the following two new appointments to the Workers Compensation Tribunal and the Employment Tribunal: Deputy…
TPD Assessment and Cost Implications for Insurers who Fail to Act Fairly
Important takeaways from Hannnover Life Re of Australasia v Cesario Colella [2014] VSCA 205
Alert: Return to Work and Employment Tribunal Bills passed by Parliament
The State Government’s plan to enact a new workers compensation scheme is all but in place after the Return to Work Bill 2014 yesterday passed through the Legislative Council. Minister Rau intends…
Workers’ Compensation Reform in South Australia
The Return to Work Bill 2014 (SA) is currently under debate in State Parliament. The Bill is intended to deliver the deepest reform of workers’ compensation in South Australia since 1986. The…
Common Law - The New Battleground Between Unions & Employers
Shortly before the election, the Government issued a workers compensation policy statement introducing “A New Recovery and Return to Work System for South Australians”. The new system will see the…
Reasonable Administrative Action
Businesses failing to comply with their industrial obligations will open themselves up to claims for workers’ compensation.
Labor’s Discussion Paper On WorkCover - Does It Matter?
With a reasonable amount of fanfare, Labor’s WorkCover Policy Statement was released on Friday 24 January 2014. The following Friday morning the chances of Labor being in power after the March 14…
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