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Conflicting versions of events

Arnold v Tilecorp Pty Ltd [2012] QSC 321, 25 October 2012. This case was determined according to issues of credit, with His Honour preferring the employer’s evidence over that of the worker’s as to the system of work he was undertaking at the time. The matter proceeded in relation to both liability and quantum.

1 July 2015
Case study

Integrated Family and Youth Service

Integrated Family and Youth Service Ltd (IFYS) is a not-for-profit organisation delivering specialist support and intervention programs for children, young people and families across Queensland.

11 September 2015
Statistics

teaching.pdf

Most common workplace injuries for teachers, teacher aids and lecturers in the education sector (1pg).

PDF 162.42 kB 28 August 2020
Video

Making sense of workers' compensation - accountant / bookkeeper webinar

Why is WorkCover insurance so important for your clients and the workers they employ? How can you help your clients maximise commercial benefits from their workers' compensation policy?

12 August 2016
Case study

Contributory negligence found against Plaintiff for left shoulder injury

Contributory negligence was found against the Plaintiff for the injuries she suffered when her left arm became caught between the mattress and the end of the bed.

14 March 2023
Video

Australian Country Choice

8 October 2021
Video

Stanwell Corporation Limited

8 October 2021
Case study

Nurse awarded damages after patient incident

A nurse has been awarded damages as a result of an assault that occurred in an Emergency Department waiting room in January 2014.

2 June 2020
Case study

Connecting safety and culture - getting started: Integra Packaging Pty Ltd., Yeerongpilly

Integra Packaging embarked on a safety culture and leadership journey when the company recognised that the key to continued safe and efficient production rested with its people.

7 April 2020
Video

Imagining a workplace without burnout: new findings and a roadmap to prevention

Industrial/Organisational psychologist Dr John Chan (Managing Director at Infinite Potential), and wellbeing and burnout expert, researcher, and speaker Sally Clarke (Co Director at Human Leaders) shares the latest findings from the 2022 Global Burnout Study and discuss the misalignment between much hyped burnout prevention strategies and the root causes of burnout. The discussion offers practical advice on what organisations can do to drive attraction and retention through burnout mitigation.

1 November 2022
Publication

December 2023

Read the December 2023 edition of Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

15 December 2023
Case study

Employer found liable for a shoulder aggravation injury

The plaintiff suffered a shoulder aggravation injury on 5 January 2017 when working as a chef in the kitchen of a nursing home in Townsville.

6 December 2022