Articles tagged under ‘Queensland’

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• Workplace mental health resources by jurisdiction

  Not knowing where to begin is a barrier that prevents some organisations from taking action on workplace mental health. We've assembled a list of high quality resources from workers' compensation authorities and government sources, organised by

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• Gold medal for relationship management goes to...

  WorkCover Queensland! But unlike the Olympics, we'll happily hand out more golds to others with similar relationship development.

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• RTW Trends in QLD 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW in the sunshine state

  Queensland has seen a slight drop in its durable return to work rate over the last year.

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• RTW Trends in Queensland 2005-06 to 2010-11

  RTW rates have improved, but are still below the highs recorded in 2005-06.

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• Return to work support profile - Queensland

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at Q-COMP's Return to Work Assist unit in Queensland.

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• Change of name, change of outlook

  WorkCover employee Teegan Jordan explains that the authority's 'rebranding' of its case managers title reflects an improved RTW focus.

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• WorkCover QLD: a new era?

  In the past, the workers' compensation industry has suffered from a lacklustre reputation. Kerri Melkersson of WorkCover QLD convinces us a new era has begun.

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• Consider the alternative: Part 5 - Queensland

  Q-COMP CEO Elizabeth Woods discusses Queensland's unique 'short-tail' workers' compensation system.

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• RTW Trends - Queensland 2005-06 to 2009-10

  Our review of Queensland return to work results, using the national Return to Work Monitor

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• Sunshine state

  Will Queensland's focus on supporting people and fixing processes improve financials in the long term?

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• Return to work initiatives

  We chat with Q-Comp Return to Work unit manager Sonia Minniecon about return to work initiatives in Queensland.

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• Queensland reform package has sting in tail

  Hot on the heels of the scarlet letter, institutional and working arrangements are up for review at WorkCover QLD.

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• The Scarlet Letter

  An anonymous tip-off alleging Machiavellian plotting has unions and industry whispering about dirty deeds done anything but dirt cheap at WorkCover Queensland.

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• What's happening in Queensland?

  We investigate what is really going on in return to work in Queensland - and find very little.