Since shifting from a compliance-based safety system, recruitment firm Select Australasia has decreased its workers' compensation claims by as much as 25 per cent in some states, and is aiming to reduce its workplace injuries to zero.
Employers are feeling the pinch as unemployment in Australia hits record lows, according to the results of an Employment Trends Survey released today by Select Australasia.
Today, four Australians die from work-related causes every week: in most cases death comes years after an accident, but often disaster will strike in the workplace.
