Mental health problems keep people off work around five times longer than other types of injuries.
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Immigrants face a double challenge when they are injured at work — healing and making their voices heard in a system that struggles to recognize their experiences.
If you catch COVID-19 at work in Australia, you do have rights to leave and compensation, depending on your employment status
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Equity-based awards can form a large part of an employee’s overall pay. A new report shines a light on how women are being left behind when it comes to stocks and options.
A landmark ruling that ordered the Seven Network pay a reality TV star compensation could have far-reaching implications for other productions and workplaces.
Many vulnerable workers aren’t covered for work-related injuries and illness. Employment law is largely a federal matter while compensation schemes are state-run, but there’s a way to fix the problem.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s “biggest bonfire of regulation in our country’s history” will allow some organisations to opt out of state compensation schemes and instead operate under the Commonwealth’s…
People who have a stressful experience gaining compensation after being hospitalised for an injury have a poorer long-term…
Australian workers who suffer psychological injuries at work are less likely to claim workers’ compensation for GP visits…
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