Workcover QLD sets deadline for audiometric testing
- August 17, 2025
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Uncategorized
- workcover, Workers Compensation
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By Anton Pahoff Effective 29 July 2025, Workcover QLD has set a deadline for audiometric testing requirements for all workers exposed to noisy workplaces. New audiometric testing requirements effective 29…
Disrupting the compensation cycle
- May 26, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- compenation cycle, ombudsman, return to work, workcover, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published soon. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about the…
Workers’ compensation schemes need to address human factors
- March 26, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- icare, independent review, schemes, sira, workcover, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published in April. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about…
Queensland WorkCover changes: RRTWC requirements
- August 4, 2020
- admin
- Blog Post
- queensland, rehab, return to work, RRTWC, workcover, worksafe
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As of July 1, 2020, the Queensland government has made changes to the WorkCover Queensland scheme. This is based on recommendations from the government’s five-year scheme review. The three major…
Queensland WorkCover changes: Unpaid interns now covered
- August 4, 2020
- admin
- Blog Post
- interns, liability, queensland, unpaid, workcover
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As of July 1, 2020, the Queensland government has made changes to the WorkCover Queensland scheme. This is based on recommendations from the government’s five-year scheme review. The three major…
Queensland WorkCover changes: Reporting of all injuries and payments
- August 4, 2020
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- Blog Post
- claims, injury, queensland, safety, workcover, worksafe
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As of July 1, 2020, the Queensland government has made changes to the WorkCover Queensland scheme. This is based on recommendations from the government’s five-year scheme review. The three major…
Labour hire: You cannot contract out your legislative obligations
- May 22, 2020
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- Blog Post
- business, contractors, employers, insurance, penalties, workcover
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By Kathy Li There is a practice in the labour hire (labour hire/on hire) industry where labour hire organisations engage external payroll companies to facilitate payment to their contractors. In…
Double Standards and Biases: the Victorian Ombudsman’s Report into Complex Workers’ Compensation Claims
- January 10, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- agents, bias, compensation, deborah glass, employers, insurance, ombudsman, victoria, workcover, Workers Compensation, worksafe
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By Simon Booth In December, the Victorian Ombudsman released a report outlining findings from investigations into the management of complex workers’ compensation claims. I have read the report in its…
By Kathy Li, Account Manager, Aegis Risk Management Services Many employers neglect to include contractor payments when declaring their remuneration for their WorkCover premiums. This is due to a mistaken…
Protect yourself: Insuring the fringe
- July 29, 2019
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- liability, workcover, Workers Compensation, worksafe
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By Simon Booth Are you really saving money when you decide you don’t need certain policies? Workers’ Compensation is a compulsory insurance. Businesses that employ must have this in place…