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Common Injury Management Mistakes Guaranteed to Rise Insurance Premiums
Common Injury Management Mistakes Guaranteed to Rise Insurance Premiums
As an employer, you have a lot on your mind when a worker gets injured… I’m not going to meet …

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Workplace Health and Safety Policies: employer versus employee responsibilities
Workplace Health and Safety Policies: employer versus employee responsibilities
It is a common misconception that maintaining a safe workplace and reducing hazards lies solely with the employer… but it’s …

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An Employee Assistance Program Story
An Employee Assistance Program Story
Sarah* was into her third year working for a major Australian news publisher, was head of a small team and …

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The Role of an EAP in Improving Staff Performance
The Role of an EAP in Improving Staff Performance
When we talk about poor mental health, it’s easy to think of personal problems like family and relationship issues, financial …

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The Latest Drug Trends from NDARC
The Latest Drug Trends from NDARC
Drug and alcohol use at work is becoming more prevalent than ever, with a staggering number of related workplace accidents …

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Unfairly Dismissed for Drunkenness at Work?
Unfairly Dismissed for Drunkenness at Work?
Have you heard about the Cannon versus Poultry Harvesting case? Here’s a bit of background. Ms Cannon was employed by …

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The biggest pitfalls in workplace drug and alcohol testing policies
The biggest pitfalls in workplace drug and alcohol testing policies
The statistics on drugs and alcohol use in Australian workplaces are alarming – a staggering 25% of work accidents involve …

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A simple guide to talking to employees about mental health
A simple guide to talking to employees about mental health
Responsibilities at work may not always be the sole cause for poor metal health, but for some people, workload and …

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Medicals vs. Fitness for Work Assessments (F4W©) and why they’re important for your business
Medicals vs. Fitness for Work Assessments (F4W©) and why they’re important for your business
“…fitting a square peg into a round hole is not only difficult, but damages either the peg or the hole” …

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Why leadership and culture is imperative to safety
Why leadership and culture is imperative to safety
Try browsing the internet for risk taking in the Australian workforce and it’s easy to see that not everyone has …

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Top 5 Mistakes Employers make with Drug & Alcohol Testing in the workplace
Top 5 Mistakes Employers make with Drug & Alcohol Testing in the workplace
Navigating safe workplaces “For a workplace drug & alcohol testing program to be successful it must be clear, detailed, fair, …

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Work Options team attended the People’s Awards 2018 for the Civil Contractors Federation (NSW)
Work Options team attended the People’s Awards 2018 for the Civil Contractors Federation (NSW)
On Friday night the Work Options team attended the People’s Awards for the Civil Contractors Federation (NSW) at Doltone House, …

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Managing Employee Mental Health
Managing Employee Mental Health
Managing Employee Mental Health – ​Why It’s Good Business Are employers responsible for the mental well-being of employees? At some stage …

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Work Options have moved
Work Options have moved
Our new offices will allow us to better service our customers with much more room for the injury management, return …

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Consequences of an unclear Drug & Alcohol policy
Consequences of an unclear Drug & Alcohol policy
What Can Happen if your Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy is Unclear & too General – A Case Study   Imagine …

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Work Options team at Civil Contractors Federation (NSW) Earth Awards
Work Options team at Civil Contractors Federation (NSW) Earth Awards
On Friday night, 8th June, the Work Options team attended the Civil Contractors Federation (NSW) Earth Awards at the Hyatt …

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the winner – Darrell Wilson
the winner – Darrell Wilson
Work Options was proud to be sponsor of the inaugural Safety Award for the NSW Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association …

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Work Options’ Consultant Wins Award for Outstanding RTW Achievement!
Work Options’ Consultant Wins Award for Outstanding RTW Achievement!
On Thursday, 2nd November the NSW Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association announced the winners of the inaugural ARPA NSW Excellence in …

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Wellness at Work, Coffs Harbour
Wellness at Work, Coffs Harbour
On Wednesday, 13th September, Work Options was pleased to be part of the ‘Wellness at Work’ event run by the …

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Customer Service Award
Customer Service Award
Work Options wins 99.33% for customer service in the 2017 Australian Achievers Awards! Well done to our wonderful, hard-working team.
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Work Options Relocate Coffs Harbour Office
Work Options Relocate Coffs Harbour Office
Work Options Coffs Harbour moves to new premises – near Coffs Jetty. Suite 5, 4/30 Orlando Street, Coffs Harbour NSW …

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Employers Mutual announcement
Employers Mutual announcement
Work Options congratulates Employers Mutual on their selection as the sole Agent for NSW Workers Insurance from 2018 following a …

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icare announced major changes to NSW Workers Insurance
icare announced major changes to NSW Workers Insurance
icare major changes announced to NSW Workers Insurance. At 31 Dec 2017 CGU & QBE will cease as icare Agents …

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New simpler Phone Words
New simpler Phone Words
Work Options introduces new phone words – 1300TEST4DRUGS – making it easier for our customers to request workplace drug testing. …

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