Monthly Archives: August 2016

Monthly Archives: August 2016

18/08

Workplace mental and physical health under the spotlight

It is estimated that untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces approximately $10.9 billion per year, comprising of $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $145 million in compensation claims. Business owners and organisational leaders play a critical role in driving practices that promote mental health in the workplace. The workplace has been…
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18/08

Health and safety attitudes lag behind law change

WorkSafe believes it will take years to completely transform the country's attitude towards health and safety, three months after sweeping changes to the law were rolled out. On average, one person every week dies at work and many more from work-related sickness. The youngest workplace death this year was in March when a three-year-old boy…
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18/08

Australia’s top-paying industries revealed

IF you’re chasing the big bucks, not all career paths are created equal. Five industries have average fulltime salaries of more than $100,000 and one in particular dominates the $150,000-plus bracket, according to data of positions advertised on website Seek. Mining, resources and energy remained the top-paying industry, averaging $115,000, despite salaries dropping 10.8 per…
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18/08

Asbestos fears as WorkSafe proposes a cut in mandatory checks

Buildings constructed in Victoria after 2003 will no longer be forced to undergo mandatory asbestos checks, under controversial changes being proposed by the workplace regulator despite serious safety concerns. The proposed reform, contained in a draft set of new regulations, comes just weeks after a recent string of health scares on Australian building sites where potentially deadly asbestos…
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