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The Health Effects Of Being Out Of Work

29/6/2016

 
At a glance:
People who are out of work are at greater risk of:
  • Poor physical health and wellbeing
  • Poor mental health and wellbeing
  • Mental health problems
  • Suicide and suicide attempts
  • Social isolation and loss of self confidence
  • Death

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WorkCover NSW - Small Business Rebate Program

17/6/2016

 
Do you have a business with 0–50 full-time employees or equivalent? If so, you can receive up to $500 to help your business to be smarter and safer.

How will the rebate help my business?
Smarter businesses are more competitive
The small business rebate gives money back to small business owners who adopt a solution to a safety problem in their workplace. Investing in safety solutions helps you:
  • prevent incidents, illnesses and costs to your business
  • build safety skills for you and your staff
  • access free safety advice
  • demonstrate to your community that you are serious about workplace health and safety.

What is covered?
Reduce your highest risks
The rebates aim to reduce the highest potential costs and risks to your business.
You can receive a rebate on a full cost basis up to a maximum $500 towards the cost of purchasing and installing eligible safety equipment that addresses:
  • manual tasks
  • slips, trips and falls
  • chemicals and dangerous goods
  • hazardous noise
  • injuries from moving objects
The rebate item must be purchased after you have attended an eligible safety activity (see Step 1 below).  Note: rebates do not cover GST, freight or insurance. 

What do I need to do?
To apply for a rebate
You must be a small business owner in NSW, with 0–50 full-time employees (or equivalent).
You can claim for more than one safety solution at the same time but can only apply for the rebate once.  Applications must be lodged within six months of the date of an eligible WorkCover safety workshop, live webinar, program, event or advisory visit attendance.

Step 1 – Attend
First, attend an eligible WorkCover safety workshop, live webinar, program, event conducted by WorkCover, or have an advisory visit from a WorkCover officer.

Step 2 – Solution
Select and implement a safety solution (see link below) from the list on pages 2 and 3 and get a *paid tax invoice, receipt or proof of purchase.  The item you would like to purchase must be purchased after you attend an eligible safety WorkCover event, as outlined in Step 1.

Step 3 – Claim
Claim up to a $500 rebate by completing and signing page 5 of the application form.
The application form is available by calling 13 10 50 or via the link below

Step 4 – Receive
Send copies of your paid tax invoice(s), receipt or proof of purchase with your completed application form to WorkCover:
Small Business Rebate Program
Locked Bag 2906
Lisarow NSW 2252
Email: safetyrebate@workcover.nsw.gov.au
Fax: (02) 9287 5514
 
* Paid invoice, receipt or proof of purchase needs to be from a registered business. State supplier’s name, address, ABN/ACN/BRN, payment date, cost and description of product or work undertaken.

Source: ​WorkCover NSW
WorkCover NSW Fact Sheet & Application Form.pdf
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The surprising cost of mental health in the workplace

13/6/2016

 

A mentally healthy workplace is good for business. Research shows it leads to less absenteeism, more-engaged workers, better productivity and morale. It reduces the chances of a company being hit with workplace disability claims and fines for breaches of health and safety laws.

There is a big price tag when employers ignore and fail to manage mental health conditions in the workplace. PricewaterhouseCoopers has estimated it costs business in Australia alone a whopping $10.9 billion a year.

Research conducted for beyondblue has found more than six million working days are lost per year as a result of one mental illness alone – depression – and each worker whose depression is untreated costs their employer $9,660.
The stats show people experiencing symptoms of depression can be away from work more often than those with ulcers, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, back problems, lung problems or gastrointestinal disorders.

Apart from depression, the other most common mental health issues are anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), alcoholism, drug use disorder and bipolar disorder.

All this inevitably spills over into the workplace.

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Mend Services in Victoria

3/6/2016

 
Mend Services is delighted to announce approval to provide Occupational Rehabilitation Services in Victoria from the 1st of July, 2016. 

The following services can be provided:
  • Original Employer Services
  • Better@Work (B@W) dealing with early intervention in small and medicum sized businesses
  • Workplace Support Service (WSS) dealing with interpersonal relationship issues
  • New Employer Services
  • 130 Week Vocational Assessments

This is an exciting time of national expansion for Mend Services as the company moves into over 25 years of operation.

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