From 1 July 2021, new legislation will allow Victorian workers and volunteers who suffer from a work-related mental injury to access early treatment and support while they await the outcome of their claim.
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Business owners can save a lot of money by making adjustments to the way they operate. Discover three steps you can take to reduce your expenses, regardless of the sector in which you’re engaged.
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Unreliable equipment can be the death knell for a business, with the costs of equipment failure and downtime tricky to accurately predict and calculate.
What then, are the best practices your business can adopt to calculate the actual cost of equipment failure?
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No business wants nasty surprises. So, when an adverse incident means you need to claim on your insurance policy, we will manage the process on your behalf.
Here’s a six-step overview of what happens from go to whoa once we lodge a claim for you.
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Whether you currently run or are looking to start a business, consider if you've got the best-fit business structure to suit your needs.
This article will explore the pros and cons and explain how insurance cover differs between sole traders and companies.
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Many clients find the process of Impairment Benefits to be a confusing one.
As with all Workers Compensation benefits, subtle differences in thresholds apply across jurisdictions, but in most cases the process is very similar.
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There is an increase in working from home arrangements. Workplaces across the country have had to adapt to ensure Work Health Safety requirements are met even if workers are at home.
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As we should all be aware employers will need to contribute an additional 0.5 per cent into their employee’s superannuation funds with effect 01 July 2021. This will continue each year until 2025 where employer superannuation contributions will reach 12 per cent.
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As the temperature dips, how prepared is your business for winter operations? We’ll outline the range of risks the colder weather brings and how to minimise them. It’s also timely to review your insurance cover.
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If your business received COVID-19 support payments, such as from the Federal Government’s $90 billion JobKeeper program, you may face an ATO tax audit. That office is expected to focus on employer obligation audits and reviews this year. At the height of the pandemic between April and September last year, 3.6 million workers received the JobKeeper wage subsidy.
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Underinsurance is more common than you think. Industry figures show up to 62% of small-to-medium-sized businesses don’t have correct-value insurance.
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A Victorian employer breached the State OHS Act in failing to ensure a worker operating a mobile order picker wore a safety harness and held the necessary high-risk work license, the Werribee Magistrates Court has found.
Read on to see the importance of proactive reviews of licenses and safety processes as a core responsibility of all employers.
In late March 2021, there were a number key reforms made to the Fair Work Act 2009 affecting the workplace rights and obligations for casual employees.
Here are just some of the key changes and timelines to be aware of immediately:
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With builders’ risks escalating and an increasingly tougher regulatory environment across Australia, how can construction contractors protect against potential liabilities and losses?
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With 2021 now in full swing, how can you build higher productivity in your office? Try these simple fixes.
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Wouldn’t it be simpler and easier if you could insure your whole business with a single policy? Here's how.
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Workers’ compensation schemes aim to minimise the cost and impact of work-related injury and illness. Workers’ compensation is jurisdictionally based, with coverage of injured workers based on the location of employment.
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Make WHS a regular part of running your business. Including WHS in your standard processes can improve normal standard practice for everyone involved in your business.
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A probation period serves several purposes – as an employer, a probation period allows assessment of the employee's fitness and suitability for the position and business. It is also a period of training, coaching, ongoing assessment and possibly at times, time for correction. For the employee, it is a time they can assess whether the position and business are really what was expected and, if not, they have the option to resign.
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