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It’s the people who have first-hand experience of a service or system that can give the most...
A Victorian study into the factors that influence longer term workers’ compensation claims found...
We share results from the 2021 Return to Work Matters Case Management Survey, completed by more...
More Australian research supports the link between mental health struggles amongst workers'...
Psychiatric nurses who report the most mental health symptoms see more barriers to seeking help...
Nine takeaways from US research comparing the perspectives of claims leaders to those on the...
“Who’s the fairest?” matters to compensation recipients. Researchers find associations between...
Researchers take us to the struggling heart of case management, via focus groups with Australian...
Workers view insurer / healthcare provider relationships as adversarial and hamstrung – but they...
What aspects of compensation systems cause stress? How common is it? Does compensation-related...
Back problems are commonly attributed to work and many in the community believe that heavy...
According to one study, only 52% of work related injury and illness gets reported
Recognising the risk factors for long term disability can help employers reduce the compensation...