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15 Jun 2021
A moment’s distraction can cause a lifetime of pain
Elizabeth Secoulidis’ life changed forever while attempting to cross the road in Tarneit. The 58-year-old was struck by a truck on 16 September last year after taking...
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Backpacker’s farm safety warning after leg-crush injury
A British backpacker whose leg was crushed while working on a North Queensland pumpkin farm is warning workers and farms to ensure machinery is used safely to avoid...
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Check your super insurance ahead of stapling changes
National law firm Slater and Gordon is calling on Australian workers to check their superannuation insurance is right for them, ahead of further changes from the Federal...
Find out more21 May 2021
Gig economy workers forced to work through injuries
Seventy per cent of ride share drivers have worked while sick or injured or know a colleague who has. And 64 per cent of food delivery workers said the same, according...
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Man loses nose in a horrific dog attack and settles legal claim against owner
A Melbourne man says more needs to be done to remove dangerous dogs from their owners after his nose was bitten off by an unrestrained bull Arab American staffy-cross at...
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DVA funding won’t deliver a quick fix
Slater and Gordon is urging the Federal Government to fully commit to all funding within the budget’s forward estimates for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make...
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Gig economy workers forgotten in “jobs” budget
Slater and Gordon is calling on the Federal Government to recognise industrial relations reform is needed nationally to support vulnerable food delivery and ride share...
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Slater and Gordon investigating class action into IVF add-ons
Leading class action law firm Slater and Gordon is investigating the possibility of commencing a class action on behalf of women who have been sold ineffective add-on...
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Food delivery workers concerned for their own safety
Two thirds (65 per cent) of food delivery workers are concerned about their safety when working, according to Slater and Gordon research conducted by Kantar Australia.
Find out more16 Mar 2021
Injured gig economy workers in the dark over workers compensation
Nearly half (45 per cent) of migrant ride share and food delivery workers didn’t know they would not receive workers’ compensation insurance when they signed up to...
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