by Markus Fernandez-Kennedy | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Where did the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 come from? On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organisation was first informed about a growing number of pneumonia cases being diagnosed in Wuhan City, China. At the time, the cause of these infections was unknown but it...
by Markus Fernandez-Kennedy | Nov 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Instances of workplace bullying have been increasing over time Instances of bullying in the workplace have risen dramatically in Australia in recent times. In 2012, in response to mounting community concern, the Australian Government established a parliamentary...
by Markus Fernandez-Kennedy | Nov 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
What is WorkCover? WorkCover WA regulates West Australia’s workers’ compensation and injury management scheme. WorkCover’s mission is ensure that work related injuries are effectively and efficiently managed so that injured workers are able to make a...
by Markus Fernandez-Kennedy | Nov 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are retraining programs provided as part of a workers’ compensation claim? It is possible for injured workers to access specialised retraining programs during their workers’ compensation claim. In these case the insurer must have admitted liability in the...
by Markus Fernandez-Kennedy | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Growth of commercial vehicles on Western Australian roads Western Australia’s coastline stretches for over 12,000 kilometers and Perth’s metropolitan area is over 120 kilometers end to end, making it one of the longest cities in the world. Not surprisingly...
by Markus Fernandez-Kennedy | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Motor vehicle injury compensation – how does the system work? The Insurance Commission of Western Australia (“ICWA”) administers the Compulsory Third Party (“CTP”) motor vehicle insurance scheme in Western Australia. In 2018 ICWA...
