Activities
Activity 1A
| Estimated Time | 25 Minutes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to ensure that the organisation has and maintains a current Workers' Compensation insurance policy (or equivalent) as required by the applicable legislation. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Activity | What does the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (1988) give the employer the power of? Where can you find an authorised Insurance provider in your State? Using the Cross Border Table for your State, outline what you need to do find out about employees going to different States. Outline at least one State/Territory in your answer.
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Activity 1B
| Estimated Time | 25 Minutes |
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to process claims in accordance with organisational policies and legal and insurance requirements. |
| Activity | What document must an employer maintain to report incidents in the workplace? Once the employer is aware of an injury, what should they do? When is an employee eligible to claim Worker’s compensation? Outline workers’ rights and responsibilities as an employee when making a claim. What are your rights and responsibilities as an employer? How many days has Comcare got to make an assessment on the claimant (employee)? |
Activity 1C
| Estimated Time | 15 Minutes |
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to dispute claims where insurer or organisational requirements are not met. |
| Activity | As a representative for your employer, what are your responsibilities in regards to the employee when a claim is made? When has the injured employee got a right to appeal a claim? Briefly outline the process required when making a claim. |
Activity 1D
| Estimated Time | 15 Minutes |
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to notify rehabilitation provider in accordance with organisational procedures. |
| Activity | Choose two rehabilitation providers and explain their role in the rehabilitation process. |
Activity 1E
| Estimated Time | 15 Minutes |
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to advise claimants as to whether their claim has been accepted. |
| Activity | What are the rights of workers when their claim is accepted? Do they also have the right to miss medical examinations? Why? How should the claimant be informed that their claim was accepted? |
Activity 1F
| Estimated Time | 15 Minutes |
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to analyse claims to identify the nature of the illness/injury and prepare report/s. |
| Activity | When gathering information and writing a report about the claim, what information should an employer consider? What types of benefits may the claimant be entitled to? In your word words, explain the three things that will influence the amount of benefits that the claimant will be paid. |
Activity 1G
| Estimated Time | 20 Minutes |
| Objective | To provide you with an opportunity to identify projected period of absence and where rehabilitation assistance is required and ensure arrangements are made in the work team to deal with absence. |
| Activity | In your own words, explain how team members can support the return to work of an employee who has been injured. What are the benefits of an early intervention for the employee? Do you believe that the support of senior management will impact on the injured employee’s attitude? |
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