Imagine this scenario. An employee suffers an injury at work. They are off work for several months with an accepted workers compensation claim. Then WorkCover tells you the employee can return to work, but with restrictions. Say, a weight limit on lifting or time...

I often hear from employee clients the words “But they didn’t offer me a support person”. The reality is that employers do not have a general legal obligation to offer employees an opportunity to have a support person, unless that right is provided in an enterprise...