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The authors of this blog are lawyers or consultants employed by the RCT Group of companies, which includes staff who work mainly within our Stringer Clark offices.

From time to time, we may also invite guest bloggers to contribute, in which case this will be made clear. Authors who are part of the RCT Group are qualified to practice law in Victoria, Australia. Any advice applies to Victorian State law.

Residents of other Australian States or Territories or countries are advised to seek legal advice from a lawyer practising in their own area, as laws may vary from region to region.

Recent Authors

Angela Sdrinis is a senior partner with Ryan Carlisle Thomas. She is an LIV Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury and has considerable experience in Comcare matters. Angela is also a passionate advocate for the rights of children abused in care and helped established the protocol for settling victim’s claims against the Victorian Government and other agencies.

John Cramp is a Partner of the firm and based in Portland. John has experience in a range of practice areas and particular expertise in Personal Injuries.

Shaun Marcus is an senior associate with RCT who specialises in workers compensation.

Christian Farrelly is a solicitor whose professional focus is superannuation. He also has an interest in commercial and criminal law and wills and probate.

Philip Gardner is a Partner and leads the firm's Industrial and Employment practice. Philip has acted on behalf of Unions and numerous employees in cases conducted in most jurisdictions including the High Court, Federal Court, Federal Magistrates Court, Fair Work Australia and Victorian State Courts and Tribunals.

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As national employers shake out staff, bullying is on the rise

Comcare lawyer, Angela Sdrinis, analyses the fallout from a recent stress injury ruling.

Banks continue to announce big staff layoffs, with some commentators including the head of the Finance Sector Union, Leon Carter, predicting job losses totalling 10,000 over the next 18 months. At the same time, Telstra and Australia Post continue to shed workers more quietly but in large numbers. And if Tony Abbott gets in, numbers in the Commonwealth public service are likely to be slashed.

In my experience as a Comcare expert, management doesn't reach those...

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Don't let a bumper crop turn into a grim harvest

By Michael Burdess, with thanks to Tanya Neilson

Good weather and bumper crops may also yield a bitter harvest of farm injuries for any farmer who tries to take short cuts.

WorkSafe has already rightly issued stern warnings to farmers about the increased risk they run if they try to cut corners while gathering in this season's crops.

This comes on the back of record numbers of farm injuries across country Victoria, and the alarming statistic that so far this year, half of all workplace deaths across the State have occurred on farms.

I...

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