Politics

RTW stakeholder survey launched
10 minutes of your time can improve RTW outcomes
Caught in the spotlight: Pacific Film and Television Corporation, stress claims and "reasonable management action"
What happens when WorkCover decides that workplace bullying - which your doctor tells you is responsible for your skyrocketing blood pressure and increasing reactive arthritis flare-ups - is actually "reasonable management action"?
WorkCover SA: can it be fixed?
Only time will tell whether the Rann government's WorkCover reforms are on the money or off the rails.
Not good enough: SA's WorkCover losses unacceptable
Things in South Australia have gone from bad to worse.
Going back to your own workplace is going down, down, down
Over the last 11 years, the rate of return to the pre-injury employer has been in decline. Last year, the rate of return to same duties also hit a new low. What's going on?
Disability discrimination reform: A fair go or an unfair burden on employers?
Ms Jill Hall MP - Government Whip and erstwhile disability rehabilitation counsellor - gives us her perspective on reforms currently before the Senate.
Opening the door to productive workers: Government policy, RTW and mental illness
Simon Tatz, from the Mental Health Council of Australia, lays down the law about mental illness and inclusive RTW
Help create a Code of Ethics for Return to Work Co-ordinators
As we begin drafting a Code of Ethics to help return to work coordinators do their job, we invite you to get involved!
Is work good for you? Professor Kim Burton explains the UK's changing answer
In this interview with UK expert we learn that modern vocational rehabilitation is not about delivering an expensive service.
Workers rally to fight WorkCover changes.
A newly established Adelaide group offers to provide support, counselling, guidance and a united voice, as well as lobbying against recent WorkCover reforms.
A wish-list for Australia's occupational rehabilitation system
An interview with the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association's Jane Monk.
Jos Verbeek on The Cochrane Occupational Health Field
The Cochrane Occupational Health Field gathers evidence on the effectiveness of occupational health interventions and publishes reviews. RTW Matters spoke with Coordinator Jos Verbeek.
Towards a better WorkCover scheme in Victoria
WorkCover improvements would benefit patients, practitioners, employers and the community.
The disability support pension process: unnecessarily stressful?
Qualified assessors the key to determining disability pension eligibility.
A system that works
Denmark has in place a social system that keeps unemployment low, wages high, and job prospects flexible and secure.

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