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Fixing the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme
Fixing the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme
On 26th September our Managing Director, Karen Castledine, attended the launch of Business NSW’s report on ‘Fixing the NSW Workers …

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Celebrating the Workplace Rehabilitation Industry
Celebrating the Workplace Rehabilitation Industry
On Friday night (22/9) I had the honour of attending and hosting the ARPA NSW 2023 Awards, as the NSW …

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New icare Claims Service Providers for NSW Workers Compensation Claims
New icare Claims Service Providers for NSW Workers Compensation Claims
icare announces new panel of Claims Service Providers for the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme. After a lengthy tender process icare …

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Work Options reappointed on icare Workplace Rehabilitation panel
Work Options reappointed on icare Workplace Rehabilitation panel
icare announces successful tenderers for Workplace Rehabilitation Provider, Medico-Legal and Investigation Services. Work Options is delighted to be successfully re-appointed …

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Why employee counselling (EAP) programs are not the total solution!
Why employee counselling (EAP) programs are not the total solution!
 This is the first of two articles where we answer the question: why are employee counselling programs not the solution …

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Tagged With: Maintaining Mental Health, Mental Health at Work, mentally healthy workplace,
The blueprint for managing mental health in your business
The blueprint for managing mental health in your business
This is the second of two articles where we answer the question: why are employee counselling programs not the solution …

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Tagged With: Maintaining Mental Health, Mental Health at Work, mentally healthy workplace,
How to avoid LBD
How to avoid LBD
Lower Back Disorder, or LBD, is defined as trauma affecting the lower portion of the spine. This can be caused …

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Financial Incentives to help your Recruitment
Financial Incentives to help your Recruitment
We know how hard it is to find skilled staff and we also understand how much harder it has become …

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Tagged With: Managing Return to Work After Injury, Workplace Rehabilitation,
A Birthday cake and Mental Health, what could possible go wrong?
A Birthday cake and Mental Health, what could possible go wrong?
In our workplace, there seems to be a birthday celebration every couple of weeks! Birthdays are a day to give …

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Tagged With: Maintaining Mental Health, Mental Health at Work, mentally healthy workplace,
Top 3 Ergonomic workstation tips
Top 3 Ergonomic workstation tips
We have all experienced eye strain, neck pain, headaches or a sore back when sitting for long periods at our …

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What is the top Drug & Alcohol testing question asked?
What is the top Drug & Alcohol testing question asked?
Our Drug and Alcohol testing team enjoys being onsite supporting employers to safeguard their workplace. When the team is conducting …

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Top 3 Mental Health resources to support your workers
Top 3 Mental Health resources to support your workers
As we spend around a third of our day working, this environment should be comfortable, safe, and healthy for us …

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Tagged With: Mental Health at Work, Mental Health Training, mentally healthy workplace,
Our top tip for workers’ compensation claim success
Our top tip for workers’ compensation claim success
The workers’ compensation scheme can be a difficult experience for both the employer and the injured employee. There are a …

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Why Drug testing is an investment and not a cost
Why Drug testing is an investment and not a cost
The impacts of drugs and alcohol in the workplace present huge financial, social and cultural risks to employers. Whilst some …

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Steps in supporting your workers back to the workplace
Steps in supporting your workers back to the workplace
The trials and tribulations our world has been through the past few years have taken a toll on mental health. …

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Tagged With: Mental Health at Work, mental wellbeing at work, workplace mental health,
Creating a tighter safety net
Creating a tighter safety net
We hear from many employers asking how they can make their workplace a healthier and safer environment for their workers. …

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Tagged With: fitness for work assessment, workplace safety culture,
It’s time to move
It’s time to move
Do you remember musical chairs, the party game we played as youngsters? It sometimes feels like we play it in …

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Driving under the influence of cannabis
Driving under the influence of cannabis
Cannabis is illegal in Australia, but did you know that in early 2020 it was decriminalised in the Australian Capital …

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How to choose a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider
How to choose a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider
If you’re on the look out for a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider as you have a claim or simply planning ahead …

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Top 5 reasons for a pre-hire fitness assessment
Top 5 reasons for a pre-hire fitness assessment
In today’s times of significant labour shortages it is difficult finding the right person for a role, so when you …

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COVID Fatigue in the workplace
COVID Fatigue in the workplace
More people are suffering from poor mental health thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has caused changes to people’s …

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The Australian Health & Safety Business Podcast
The Australian Health & Safety Business Podcast
Work Options’ Managing Director Karen Castledine chats with The Australian Health & Safety Business Podcast on workplace rehabilitation and the …

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Experience of a work-from-home ergonomics assessment
Experience of a work-from-home ergonomics assessment
With more and more employees working from home, workplace safety extends from the office to the home. One of our …

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Staff in the Spotlight – Ashrit Kaur
Staff in the Spotlight – Ashrit Kaur
We sat down with Work Options’ Ashrit Kaur to chat about her role as Senior Rehabilitation Counsellor before she went …

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Qualities of the Mental Health Champion role
Qualities of the Mental Health Champion role
Just like appointing the fire warden who assists with improving effective emergency procedures in the workplace, it’s ideal to appoint …

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Why introduce a Mental Health Champion?
Why introduce a Mental Health Champion?
Creating and maintaining a healthy culture in a business is key to retaining employees; reducing workers’ compensation claims; improve business …

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Assessing fitness for work after an injury or illness
Assessing fitness for work after an injury or illness
It is a wonderful feeling welcoming back an employee after an injury or illness.  It’s so pleasing to see them …

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Benefits of enlisting a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider
Benefits of enlisting a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider
So, you have an injured worker with a workers compensation claim who is off work and the claim is going …

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What is a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider?
What is a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider?
Our job as a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider (WRP) is to help both employers and injured workers navigate the complexity of …

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Detecting Cannabis Oil in drug tests
Detecting Cannabis Oil in drug tests
The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s announcement of over-the-counter access to cannabis oil without a prescription has led to questions from employers …

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