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Lessons for employers after remote worker awarded workers comp for dog bite at home

An employee who was attacked by a dog while working from home was found to be injured in the course of her employment, and therefore entitled to workers compensation.
Shane Koelmeyer
Shane Koelmeyer
remote worker
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Work from home arrangements have become the ‘new normal’ across many workplaces since the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is well known that an employerโ€™s work health and safety obligation to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of its employees applies to all work environments, including where employees work from home.

The relocation of the workplace to a personโ€™s private premises exposes employers to outside factors, such as an employeeโ€™s personal circumstances, which may give rise to risks that hinder the employerโ€™s obligation to ensure the health and safety of its employees.

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