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OHS Implications of an Aging Workforce

Australia, like the rest of the western world, has an aging population. With decreased birth rates and the ‘Baby Boomers’ now aged between 45 and 65, the nature of our workforce is vastly different then it has ever been…

Managing OHS & E in Troubled Times

State of the Market

Whilst there is debate in every corner as to the size of the impact the global slow down will have on Australia, there is consensus that we will continue to see reduced liquidity, reduced business and…

A Question of ‘Reasonably Practicable’

Harmonisation of OHS Legislation

Back in October 2007, Labor’s Industrial Relations spokesperson, Julia Gillard, announced that a Labor Government would move towards a more harmonised approach to OHS and Workers Compensation legislation within Australia.

By May 2008 the…