The Victorian State government is forcing employers to pay for their mental health initiatives, and it is crippling businesses.
Pending legislation and massive increases in WorkSafe insurance premiums have, in effect, switched the financial responsibility of mental health management from the state to the employer.
In 2023, my manufacturing business copped a 44 per cent increase in WorkSafe premiums.
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