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• 3 risks to safety this festive season

  09 Dec 2019

  While “tis the season to be jolly”, the festive season can present a range of stressors at home, particularly for those dealing with loneliness, relationship problems and financial hardship.

• 'Be a Safety Champion' this National Safe Work Month

  01 Oct 2019

  This National Safe Work Month we ask you to 'Be a Safety Champion' and commit to building safe and healthy workplaces.

• Crackdown on labour hire fraud continues

  27 Jun 2019

  A recent inundation of tip-offs from the public is helping us to stamp out labour hire fraud.

• Guidelines for work related mental health conditions released

  24 Apr 2019

• Young workers at increased risk of injury

  24 Apr 2019

  This Sunday (28 April) marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day. This combined day highlights health and safety in the workplace and honours those who have died from work-related illness or injury.

• ReturnToWorkSA Annual Report 2017-18

  15 Nov 2018

• National Safe Work Month: A moment is all it takes

  04 Oct 2018

  All Australians deserve to work in a safe and healthy environment and return to their families at the end of each work day. National Safe Work Month takes place each year in October to remind workers and employers to commit to safety.

• How to create a mentally healthy workplace

  04 Oct 2018

  This Mental Health Week (7-13 October) and World Mental Health Day (10 October), take the time to make changes towards creating a mentally healthy workplace for your workers.

• Return to Work scheme success

  26 Apr 2018

  Almost three years on from the introduction of the Return to Work scheme, the statistics are telling a compelling story on its success.

• Average premium rate dropped to 1.70%

  26 Apr 2018

  South Australian employers will receive a reduction in their insurance premium paid to provide cover for work related accidents and injuries in 2018/19.

• Can you hear me? Prevent hearing loss injuries

  02 Mar 2018

  This Hearing Awareness Week (25 Feb – 3 Mar) and World Hearing Day (3 Mar) focuses on preventing the anticipated rise in the number of people with hearing loss. One in six Australians is hearing impaired, deaf or has an ear disorder, with unaddressed hearing loss costing $750 billion.

• 3 tips for a safe and healthy holiday season

  15 Dec 2017

  With end of year celebrations and warmer weather fast approaching, let's help make sure our colleagues, family, friends - and ourselves - are equipped to have a safe and healthy holiday season.

• Reduce psychological injuries by creating a mentally healthy workplace

  10 Oct 2017

  This Mental Health Week (8-14 Oct 2017) and World Mental Health Day (10 Oct 2017), make a difference to the mental health of your employees and reduce the risk of psychological injuries by creating a mentally healthy workplace.

• Benefits for helping people return to work; a win-win situation

  22 Jun 2017

  The Re-employment Incentive Scheme for Employers (RISE) provides financial incentives for businesses to help people injured at work return to meaningful and ongoing employment.

• ReSkilling people back to work

  15 Jun 2017

  Hear about a worker and employer's experience with the ReSkilling program.

• Stop work related stress from taking a toll

  09 Jun 2017

  Mental health conditions affect one in five Australians so it's possible there are people in your workplace who are experiencing conditions such as depression and anxiety.

• New Remissions and Supplementary Payments Scheme

  25 Oct 2016

  ReturnToWorkSA has published a new Remissions and Supplementary Payments Scheme (RASP), which outlines supplementary payments and remissions for employers which may be applied under section 147 (1) of the Return to Work Act 2014.

• ReturnToWorkSA's next CEO announced

  30 Sep 2016

  The Board of ReturnToWorkSA has appointed Rob Cordiner as the next CEO when Greg McCarthy retires at the end of this year.

• Work Capacity Certificates are going online

  07 Sep 2016

  Our electronic Work Capacity Certificates (eWCC) will save you time so that you can focus on what’s important, supporting your patient’s recovery and return to work.

• Illegal phoenixing could be hurting your business

  06 Sep 2016

  Stop fraudsters in their tracks by taking a few minutes to learn how to avoid falling victim to illegal phoenix activity.

• Making a claim is quick and easy when you call our phone reporting service

  22 Jul 2016

  Our new phone reporting service reduces paperwork and saves you time so that you can focus on what’s important.

• Are your labour hire or subcontractors registered with ReturnToWorkSA?

  22 Jun 2016

  If you use labour hire or subcontractors in South Australia, you must ensure that they are adequately registered for work injury insurance. You can check their registration status via our new online employer lookup tool.

• Case study: Small business owner shares his experience of the new work injury claims service under the new Return to Work scheme

  28 Jan 2016

  Under the new Return to Work scheme, we’re focused on improving the support and services provided to people injured at work and their employers. This includes providing faster access to personalised services and face-to-face support when needed.

• Labour hire companies and host employers put on notice

  12 Jan 2016

  ReturnToWorkSA is conducting forensic wage audits of the labour hire companies and host employers as part of a crackdown on fraudulent behaviour.