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Tanya Cambey, Specialist Lead at WorkCover Queensland, talks us through WorkCover’s vision and...
Sharon Stratford reports from the third It Pays to Care symposium
What exactly does Safe Work Australia’s new model code of practice, Managing psychosocial...
Managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace is an important responsibility for employers,...
Catherine Day, Director of Employer Supervision and Return to Work at SIRA, outlines SIRA's work...
Dr Mary Wyatt introduces the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's...
An important policy paper — It pays to care — calls for a conversation about, and action on, how...
Evidence from a US jurisdiction shows that top-down reforms can improve RTW outcomes, improving...
Positive change may be inspired by centers of excellence and everyday positivity emulated by...
Dr Wyatt explains how problems with agency, explanation deficits, delays and disputes,...
New report concludes: “Nothing short of wholesale changes to the system will address the issues...
Safe Work Australia's National Return to Work Strategy shows promise. Will they deliver on the...
Nine priorities for Australian businesses seeking to prevent harm, promote the positive, and...
Dispute Resolution system expert Nerida Wallace explains the important characteristics of a...
Gabrielle Lis and Dr Mary Wyatt
Occupational Physicians have brought together a broad group to join forces on changing beliefs...
Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Occupational Physicians garner stakeholder support to influence policy initiatives and...
A prominent South Australian back surgeon has called for workers' comp for back pain to be...
Should workers' comp recipients share treatment costs with their employers?
The messages of a $6 million public health campaign about back pain are being lost thanks to...
How much do we know about how different workers' comp systems influence health outcomes? And...
Gabrielle Lis and Dr Mary Wyatt
Etymology - the archaeology of words - sometimes uncovers a contemporary resonance in ancient digs.
SuperDoc reminisces about his time in the Courts and asks whether judges see the broader...
Our advice for legislators? Don't rearrange the lounge suite while there is mildew growing up...
Satisfaction with the claims process affects the long term financial, social and health outcomes...
Some regard the courts as a necessary evil in injury compensation; but how can they be used to...
Why are the numbers of people making return to work more difficult increasing?
There was a Door to which I found no Key: There was a Veil through which I could not see: Some...
How one woman changed Australian culture and why RTW can profit from her example.
What role do compensation authorities play in helping people back to work?
Financial rewards and KPIs as perverse incentives.
How can employers avoid real (or perceived) discrimination and harassment during the RTW process?
Workers' comp and RTW systems can exacerbate chronic pain, but as Coralie Wales from Chronic...
After return to work coordinators expressed to us a lack of formal guidance in their role as...
In this interview with UK expert we learn that modern vocational rehabilitation is not about...
For employers looking to increase productivity and reduce sick days, a workplace wellness...
Why is it then that cancer survivors have less access to help with rehabilitation post-treatment?
Workers' compensation and return to work plans have a longer history than you might think.
Denmark has in place a social system that keeps unemployment low, wages high, and job prospects...