What is workers compensation insurance, and should I make a claim?

by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020

What is workers compensation?  Most people have heard of workers compensation in one context or another – but what exactly is it?  Essentially, workers compensation schemes typically cover all employees, plus a further list of persons who are deemed to be ‘workers’...

Terminating an employee on Workers’ Compensation in NSW

by JFMLAW | Mar 13, 2020

Terminating an employee on workers’ compensation is a very delicate process and may expose you to significant liability if you don’t do it in the correct way. In particular, you may breach section 385 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (NSW) if you terminate in...

Workers Compensation from an Employer’s Point of View

by JFM Team | May 4, 2018

Workers compensation and the requirements of you the employer An employer cannot dismiss an employee because of an injury or disability arising from work. Your worker has an obligation to notify you of the injury as soon as it happens, and you as the employer are...

Managing Workplace Injuries and Workers Compensation

by JFM Team | May 2, 2018

Workplace Injuries and Taking Leave Employees who are injured at work have access to ten days of paid ‘personal/carer’s leave’, which can be taken by anyone who is unwell for work because of an illness or injury. This leave does not usually accrue from year to year....

Can you dismiss an employee because they are injured?

by JFMLAW | May 1, 2018

Employers who want to dismiss injured employees are confronted with a confusing spaghetti bowl of regulations that often trip up even the most experienced human resources advisers. This article helps you to untangle the overlapping laws and provides some key...