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Press Release – Statistics New Zealand Compared with 2019, 22,200 fewer work-related claims were made in 2020, reflecting the national COVID-19 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. In 2020, a total of 217,500 work-related injury claims were made to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) or … Compared with 2019, 22,200 fewer work-related claims were made in 2020, reflecting the national COVID-19 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. In 2020, a total of 217,500 work-related injury claims were made to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) or ACC-accredited employers – a drop of 9.3 percent from 2019. This was the largest annual drop in the number of work-related claims since the beginning of the series in 2002. “During the national COVID-19 lockdown in the first half of 2020, roughly 4 in 10 employed people worked from home, and many more were away from work entirely, which coincided with a large drop in work-related injury claims lodged during this period,” labour m ....
Under the Act, an employer had to ensure the health and safety of employees as far as “reasonably practicable”. That was a potentially grey area, however, as employers could not monitor their employees’ environments as closely as they could on site. 123rf In total, work-related claims were down 9.3 per cent, or 22,200, thanks to the Covid-19 lockdown. “At work if you go to the kitchen and trip, that’s work-related,” Scarrott said. At home, if an employee took a break and was injured while in the kitchen, it might not appear so clear. Many people may not report an injury at home during work time, he suspected. ....
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Four teachers at Bacchus Marsh Grammar positive; in contact with students Professor at Deakin University tested positive; taught in several classrooms Family member of a student at Ballarat Clarendon College has tested positive Experts say Victoria be very lucky to be out of lockdown by Tuesday Melbourne s latest Covid outbreak has spread further into regional Victoria Positive cases have been confirmed on Phillip Island, in Ballarat and Geelong Victoria now has 26 Covid-19 cases and 155 exposure sites ....
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