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…
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Workers compensation liability and COVID-19 – the Victorian position
The health and welfare of workers are of paramount importance to employers at all times – not just because the…
COVID-19 and its potentially unanticipated consequences for WA employers
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus through the Australian community raises questions as to the potential obligations and/or liabilities…
A new frontier: Employers and insurers exposure for workers compensation claims as a result of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 infection rate continues to grow, businesses and employers have taken important measures to minimise the spread of…
Fortress Territory: COVID-19 and workers compensation in the Northern Territory
Given that the median incubation period for COVID-19 is 5 to 6 days, the difficulty for employers and their insurers…
Unprecedented times: Safely navigating the workplace health and safety and workers compensation implications arising from COVID19 in Queensland
Background On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a Pandemic (an infectious disease outbreak that spreads…