Australia: Injured Traveling Worker Compensated

Regardless of location and setting, employers or their representative arrange for the accommodation of a traveling member of the workforce.  While the self-arranged accommodation for travel is becoming a trend nowadays among employees because of conveniences and usage of personal mileage perks. However, employers approved such travels as these relate to business.

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Recently, New South Wales, Australia was in the front of newspapers because a traveling worker (Human Relations Section of the Commonwealth Government agency) got injured during her travel time. Notwithstanding that she was injured while having sex with an acquaintance when a light fixture fell on her. 

New South Wales, Australia - source: travelpoint.com.au

In April 19 2012, the Federal Court Justice John Nicholas ruled that the woman was injured during her "course of employment". He added, "if the applicant had been injured while playing a game of cards in her motel room she would be entitled to compensation" and the fact that the woman was engaged in sexual activity rather than some other lawful recreational activity while in her hotel room does not lead to any different result. 

What this means to you?

1. When it is a business travel, the responsibility of the employer is not limited to the actual time when the job is being performed. 

2. Regardless of your country location where business transactions are being conducted. There is an extended responsibility of employer during the entire travel period of any member of the workforce. 

3. This result of a court case becomes a precedent.

4. While this case was in Australia, depending on your business location employers who may be influenced by their 'liability insurance underwriter' may now create a travel clause that will exclude injuries incurred during sexual activities while on business travel.

In the US, many employers react immediately on cases like this and employment related advisers suggest to their clients to review their travel policies.

To read the full article, please click "Worker injured during sex" 

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Reference:

1 http://www.news.com.au

2 http://en.wikipedia.org

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Happy Australia Day, Mate ~

January 26th - Australia Day Celebration

Source: embassyworld.com

Happy Australia Day to all our business partners, friends, colleagues and family members down under!

"Let's commemorate the arrival date of the First Fleet in January 1788"

Backgrounder:

In May 13, 1787, the so called First Fleet begun sailing from Great Britain (now called United Kingdom), consisting of 10 Civil Officers, 212 marines and officers, 28 wives and 17 children, 81 free persons, 504 convicts and 192 female convicts, total of 1044.

The people aboard in the First Fleet were sent to Australia based on Orders-in-Counsil for establishing the European colony in Australia, in the region of which Captain James Cook, a Royal Navy Captain and a British Explorer, had named New South Wales. The fleet was led by Captain Arthur Philip, who later became an Admiral.  The First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay between January 18-20, 1788. 

At a later date, the first European Habitation of Australia settled at Sydney Cove. Today, Sydney Cove is relative to Sydney Harbour / Circular Quay. The city of Sydney resides in New South Wales, a province of Australia.

The Australia Day was celebrated since January 26 1908 according to historical records. In 1818 was the first official formation of the celebration held in New South Wales. Currently, it is a public holiday across Australia. During this time of annual celebration when different Australian Awards and Honours are conferred to deserving individuals, groups, institutions and other categories.   Australia Day has become the biggest annual civic celebrations in Australia.

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Perspectives:

Today, Australia is growing rapidly, according to the Australian Bureau of  Statistics, the population is at; 

22,813,515 

The following are JNTC Articles' additional current information about Australia:

2012 Australia's Strategy

2012 Australia's New SkillSelect  

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