If you would like to implement a similar health and wellbeing program in your organisation please contact Katie Riches (03 9819 2377 or katieriches@nabenet.com.au) to discuss opportunities Nabenet can offer your business.

This framework will establish practice principals designed to deliver high quality workplace rehabilitation services to workers, employers and insurers.

Benefits will be:

• increased uniformity of workplace rehabilitation service definitions and expectations of workplace rehabilitation providers.
• increased understanding of the expected standards of workplace rehabilitation provider performance for employers, workers and insurers.

The flu affects many Australians every year and costs businesses in decreased productivity and increased presenteeism – providing flu vaccinations to your employees can reduce flu-related absenteeism by 43%.

Please click here for further information about our flu vaccination program for 2010 or contact Katie Riches (03 9819 2377 or katieriches@nabenet.com.au ) to book.

The data collected from WorkHealth checks shows many Victorians are drinking too much, are overweight, have unhealthy diets and are at high risk of getting heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Nabenet Health is an Endorsed Service Provider for WorkHealth and has witnessed these alarming trends first hand as discussed in the article by Claire Nichol, Director Nabenet Health.  To view the article please click here.

If your organisation hasn’t had health checks and would like to participate in the WorkHealth initiative please contact Katie Riches (03 9819 2377 or katieriches@nabenet.com.au) for further information.

Implementing a health and wellbeing program at your workplace can increase productivity, decrease absenteeism, decrease workers compensation costs and improve the physical and mental health of your employees.

WorkHealth, a Victorian Government initiative, provides funding for health checks at the worksite, making them free or partially subsidised depending on the size of your organisation.  This is a great opportunity to focus on health and wellbeing in your company.  If you would like more information about WorkHealth or any other health and wellbeing services Nabenet Health offer please contact Katie Riches 03 9819 2377 or katieriches@nabenet.com.au.

Return to Work Matters is a professional networking and resource site serving return to work professionals.  Nabenet have partnered with Return to Work Matters to offer you 3  months free access to the site. 

Please click here to find out more.

Nabenet and Nabenet Health have quality management systems (QMS) which follow the criteria and standards that were established by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).  We have subsequently recently received ISO 9000:2008 certification.  This certification demonstrates Nabenet’s commitment to quality and continuous improvement.  Our goal is to continue to be pioneers and the best within our industry. 

To view our ISO Certificate please click here.

This week at the 84th meeting of the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council (WRMC), held in Melbourne,  Ministers across Australia finalised the harmonisation of model workplace health and safety laws.

This means that by 1 January 2012, all Australian businesses and workers will be subject to the same OHS Act and regulations.

Review the WRMC Communique by clicking here.

Last week the Accident Compensation Act Amendment Bill reached Victorian Parliament.  This bill has a number of changes to the current Act. 

Workers will receive 80% of their pre-injury wage after 13 weeks (up from 75%) and penalties and overtime count in the pre-injury wage for 52 weeks, not the current 26 weeks. 

Workers who receive weekly compensation for more than 52 weeks will also have superannuation paid at 9% after 52 weeks.

WorkSafe Inspectors will have wider powers in the area of return to work including the ability to issue improvement notices to employers who do not offer alternative employment for 52 weeks.

Workers may have their weekly payments suspended if they do not participate in the return to work process.  For the first time a worker must actively participate with occupational rehabilitation (OR) providers, while employers can be directed to use the services of OR providers if the Agent notifies them to do so.

There are a large number of other changes that will become more evident over time.

Nabenet believe that the changes above and other amendments to the Act make return to work the key to the Workers Compensation system for the first time.

The role of Nabenet as your OR provider can only assist Employers meet their increased obligations to the return to work process and assist workers to return to work when medically safe to do so.