Employ Health Blog

With recent announcements of Australian borders now being closed to non-residents and some non-essential businesses closing, the situation with COVID-19 continues to grow ever more complex and uncertain. Many workplaces have implemented policies in[…]

The novel Coronavirus, Covid-19, is sweeping the globe.

Employ Health physio, Quentin Rew, has qualified for his third Olympics and is off to Tokyo. Quentin competes in the 50km race walk for New Zealand. 

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions form the majority of workers’ compensation costs in Australia. For most businesses that have manual job roles, musculoskeletal conditions such as shoulder and back strains are common place, and will form the majority[…]

Every year, after the Christmas holidays, we see a spike in a range of different conditions. In many cases they can be attributed to one thing – rest.  My colleague, Russell Dalton, has previously discussed the important role of loading to keep the[…]

We all know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. Goldilocks lets herself into the home of the three bears and tries out the porridge, chairs and beds. Some are too hard, hot and large, whilst some are too soft, cold and small – though in the[…]

A young person’s game.

Workers’ Compensation rates for the meat industry remain significantly higher in every state in Australia when compared to other industries (Australian Meat Processor Corporation, 2018). Swickers is a large abattoir and meat processing facility[…]

Alcohol Consumption