Failure to Launch: Psychosocial Hazards Posing Unacceptable Risks in Workplaces
- April 8, 2026
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- mental health, psychosocial hazards, Workers Compensation, workplace safety
- 0 Comments
Have You Identified Your Psychosocial Hazards? In Victoria in early 2025 Oz 22 Painting Pty Ltd and Blisspell Pty Ltd were successfully prosecuted in relation to psychosocial hazards. The former…
A valid alternative to the People At Work survey
- February 1, 2026
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- 0 Comments
The People at Work (PAW) survey is to be decommissioned on 2 October 2026. With the recent national focus on psychosocial hazards, pushed heavily by the Nation’s regulators, the PAW…
Department of Defence convicted and fined for failing to manage psychosocial risks
- December 23, 2025
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured, Uncategorized
- 0 Comments
The Department of Defence has become the first Commonwealth employer to be convicted and fined under federal work health and safety laws for failing to manage psychosocial risks following the…
NSW legislative amendment more misdirection than meaningful change
- December 3, 2025
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured, Uncategorized
- 0 Comments
Recently, future amendments to the NSW Workers’ Compensation legislation were confirmed. In March 2024, amendments to the Victorian Workers’ Compensation came into effect. In both states these changes are focussed…
Department of Defence prosecuted for failure to notify
- July 13, 2025
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured, Uncategorized
- OHS, WHS, workers, Workers Compensation, workplace injury
- 0 Comments
By Anton Pahoff Recently, Comcare prosecuted the Department of Defence for failure to immediately notify of a serious injury. This highlights the necessity for PCBU’s to understand their obligations relating…
WorkSafe imposes temporary freeze on employer portfolio transfers
- March 22, 2024
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- 0 Comments
To facilitate the implementation of legislative changes, WorkSafe will enact a temporary freeze on all employer portfolio transfers. This measure is essential to uphold WorkSafe’s commitment to safeguarding the interests…
We’re Hiring — Account Manager (‘Policy Premium’ and ‘Workplace Safety’)
- November 11, 2022
- Simon Booth
- Featured, Uncategorized
- 0 Comments
Are you interested in joining a company on the rise? Aegis Risk Management Services is looking to fill two exciting new positions within our organisation. Account Manager — Policy and…
Icare returns Gallagher Bassett and DXC (Xchanging) to the NSW scheme
- October 9, 2022
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured, Uncategorized
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth “Politics has no place in Workers’ Compensation”. I have made this comment on several occasions and the actions of the regulators, especially in Victoria and NSW continue…
The Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is Failing
- December 7, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured, Uncategorized
- workers compensatio, worksafe, WorkSafe Victoria
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth “An independent review of the financial sustainability of the [Victorian Workers’ Compensation] scheme in 2020–21 concluded that the current financial trajectory is unsustainable” – Victorian Auditor-General’s Report…
Provisional Payments for Mental Health Injuries
- August 6, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- Blog, insurance, mental health, wellbeing, Workers Compensation, workplace injury
- 0 Comments
By Staff Writers As of 1 July, 2021, new legislation allows Victorians who suffer from work-related mental health injuries to access early treatment and support as they await the outcome…