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

Work from home arrangements have become the ‘new normal’ across many workplaces since the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is well known that an employerโs 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 personโs private premises exposes employers to outside factors, such as an employeeโs personal circumstances, which may give rise to risks that hinder the employerโs obligation to ensure the health and safety of its employees.
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