Why our protectors are pushing themselves to the borderline

A health and safety investigation by Comcare, the public sector’s compensation authority, has heard evidence workers were not reporting psychological or physical health and safety issues because they feared losing a special seagoing allowance.ABF officers can take up to a combined 18 days’ personal, sick or long-service leave in a year, after which they lose the seagoing commuted allowance for any leave days going forward. It can cost them hundreds or thousands of dollars, depending on…



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