The big picture Some Australian speech pathologists think buying their own insurance is a waste of money, and that they can rely on their employer’s insurance if they get sued. But: Your employer might: Zoom in As health professionals, every Australian SLP is required to maintain appropriate indemnity insurance arrangements, including under the: Bottom line…
Interpersonal conflicts are common. They can make us worry and react in regrettable ways that make us feel bad about ourselves. Sometimes, we withdraw from relationships, which is also not good for us. Conflict with people can lead to lots of bad outcomes: reduced focus and creativity, worse decision making, and unhappy relationships. None of…
Many Speech Language Pathologists in private practice are people pleasers, overworked and under-resourced. Disagreements about priorities, caseloads, workloads and feedback are inevitable. They can feel threatening and stressful. When threatened, many of us switch to “fight or flight” mode, making it hard to think rationally and professionally. We can implement strategies to interrupt this physical…
The National Disability Insurance Agency (“NDIA”) has published pricing arrangements for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (“NDIS”) in its NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23 (“Pricing Arrangements”), which took effect on 1 July 2022. Amongst other things, the NDIA has modified the definition of short notice cancellation in the Pricing Arrangements. (1) Short Notice Cancellation A short…
In Australia, new rules about casual employees came into effect on 27 March 2021.* The new rules aim to: make things clearer for employees and employers when figuring out if someone is a casual employee; and give casual employees the right to convert to part-time or full-time employment in some circumstances. We welcome more certainty…
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