Playing the blame game – Apportioning liability between host employers and labour hire employers
The last three decades have seen a proliferation of labour hire arrangements across a number of industries in Australia: in…
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Failure to appeal could be fatal for a worker’s claim, but has the door been left open
The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Act) provides an ‘intersecting web of reviews and appeals‘. Can a worker go behind that…
NSW moves to protect essential workers – Emergency Measures legislation passed
On 13 May 2020 the COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Bill 2020 (NSW) was passed by both houses NSW Parliament with the…
National Workers Compensation newsletter
Welcome to the latest edition of the HWL Ebsworth National Workers Compensation Bulletin. We are delighted to bring you a…
COVID-19: What are the workers compensation risks and impacts in South Australia?
The outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020…
Empty supermarket shelves but unlikely compensation claims
We haven’t seen the World Health Organisation (WHO) classify a pandemic since 2009 where we saw H1N1 influenza, better known…