As a part of their New Employer Services program, Nabenet offers workers the opportunity to attend a motivational session conducted by Emma Gee. Emma, a qualified Occupational Therapist, suffered a stroke in her 20′s. Emma now shares her experiences with others as a presenter. During her informative sessions at Nabenet, Emma discusses with workers the [...]
The Institute for Health and Productivity Management is holding its annual Congress at The Sofitel Melbourne on Collins on the 9 and 10 August 2010. This event is supported by The Health and Productivity Institute of Australia (HAPIA), which Nabenet Health is a member of. The theme for this year’s congress is “Health – New [...]
Nabenet Health has performed over 2,800 WorkHealth Checks at Victoria University for their staff and students across several of their campuses. Victoria University is a leading employer in regards to offering their staff health and wellbeing services in the workplace. As a research-based organisation, Victoria University is well aware of the evidence that shows there [...]
Research from the University of Nebraska USA has found that homemade chicken soup really does make sick people feel better. It reduces congestion and inflammation by limiting movement of white blood cells that produce infection-related mucus. Ingredients 3 chicken breasts 2 stalks of celery (cut in half) 4 garlic cloves 2 cups of carrot 1 [...]
On the 1st June 2010 Nabenet hosted the inaugural GOH&SN morning tea in Morwell. This was a fantastic networking and education opportunity for all GOH&SN members, with three expert speakers from Nabenet delivering insights on: Return to work planning in light of the legislative changes - Purpose of legislative changes - An outline of the [...]
Book in now for the WorkSafe Accredited Return to Work Coordinator Training on 24 & 25 June 2010 in Melbourne CBD. Under recent legislative changes to the Accident Compensation Act 1985, employers have to demonstrate that their RTW Coordinators are competent to perform the role. This training will enable RTW Coordinators to meet these obligations. [...]
Six Nabenet employees attended the 4th ARPA National Injury Management Conference held in Sydney on 16th – 18th May 2010. Appropriately titled ‘Wisdom + Innovation’ the conference hosted an array of impressive speakers who challenged us to consider health, well being and return to work from various directions adopting a ‘whole brain approach’. Work is [...]
WorkHealth recently announced that over 100,000 Victorian workers have now received a WorkHealth check since August 2009. The following data has been collected from these health checks: 832 Victorian workers tested were found to have a very high risk of cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes and advised to see a doctor within 24 hours [...]
Please click here to view training dates for 2010. 2 day WorkSafe RTW Coordinator Training and 2 day Advanced RTW and Claims Management sessions available across Victoria. Contact Teresa Coffey (03 9329 0656) for further information.
The Victorian Parliament has passed the Accident Compensation Amendment Bill 2009. The Bill contains reforms to the Accident Compensation Act 1985 and associated legislation. There will be some major changes taking effect as of 5 April 2010 and 1 July 2010 that will impact you as an employer. For more information please click here. Nabenet [...]
