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  • Case study

    Goldsteins Bakery

    Goldsteins Bakery participated in IPaM and as a result, their WorkCover claims experience is now better than others in in their industry and improved communication and engagement between employers and management, a strategy learnt from the program, has resulted in significant benefits for the business.

    1 July 2015
  • Video

    Shifting the Dial on the regulation of mental health at work

    In this webinar, you will hear from Office of Industrial Relations Executive Directors Janene Hillhouse (Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services) and Yasmin Cox (Specialised Health and Safety Services) as they explore ways that they are shifting the dial for mental health.

    1 November 2022
  • Video

    How these Top 10 workers' compensation cases can impact your business

    Belinda Hughes and Catherine King from Hughes and Lewis present their Top 10 workers' compensation cases.

    1 April 2020
  • Case study

    Diesel Parts and Service: Improving culture to reduce injuries

    Diesel Parts and Service provide sales, installation and servicing of diesel parts including pumps, engines and generators. The company has been family run for more than 45 years and currently employs 28 staff.

    1 September 2016
  • Case study

    Employer not liable where no breach of duty or causation can be established

    Durkin v Ambrose Haulage Pty Ltd [2020] QDC 97. A truck driver alleged that he suffered bilateral shoulder injuries which he attributed to driving long distance in trucks with deteriorated suspension/shock absorbers.

    2 June 2020
  • Case study

    Russell Transport: Mental health initiative

    The long hours that drivers spend on the road by themselves, the remote locations they travel to and the time spent away from family, can sometimes lead to poor relationships, feelings of isolation, stress and depression. The management team at Russell Transport felt it was important to work with staff to manage these risk factors.

    26 September 2018
  • Case study

    Employer found liable for a lumbar spine injury

    The plaintiff suffered an injury to her lumbar spine while lifting a load from a low pallet to a sheft on 28 April 2019.

    6 December 2022
  • Case study

    Russell Transport: Fighting the flu

    Drivers at Russell Transport often work independently, constantly moving in and out of offices and interacting with people from all walks of life at multiple workplaces and delivery destinations.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Court imposes very high duty on Employers

    Beven v Brisbane Youth Service Inc [2017] QCA 211 22 September 2017. There is a very strict duty on employers who provide services to high risk clients, to take reasonable precautions, including the decline of services, in order to protect their staff.

    15 June 2018
  • Video

    When an employer will be found liable for workplace related injuries

    Guest presenter Bruce Thomas of BTLawyers discusses when an employer will be found liable for workplace related injuries and presents recent cases from the State Courts and QIRC.

    13 February 2020
  • Case study

    Employer not liable for slip on grape

    As outlined in our case study, the appellant was a school teacher employed by Riverside Christian College. In 2015, she sustained injuries to her left knee when she slipped on a grape when walking in a foyer area between classrooms.

    5 June 2019
  • Video

    I love you, Dad – The Dale Kennedy story

    I love you, Dad shares a family’s heartbreak after their son Dale Kennedy’s preventable death while working in a school's ceiling space.

    8 September 2022