A few months ago we reported the alarmist views of Deacons worrywart partner Michael Tooma in relation to the swine flu. ‘Stock up on face masks’!
It is our pleasure today to reveal another legal Cassandra, though this time from law firm Holding Redlich.
James Schluter, a senior associate at Holding Redlich and apparent ‘specialist in infectious diseases‘, has been virulently busily appearing in the media making a case that employers are potentially exposed to legal liabilities arising out of the swine flu.
If [workers] can prove they have contracted [the virus] in the workplace then it is likely they could have a workers’ compensation claim… It could be at least a couple of hundred thousand dollars in terms of settlements … that is quite conservative. In an extreme case [it] could be serious enough to warrant the employer … being charged criminally.
Quick, find a lawyer – a lawyer with expertise in infectious diseases! Yes, everyone knows how to readily prove the origin of an atom of influenza and your business will be held to ransom!
Schluter is also apparently considered a leading commentator on swine flu:
James Schluter … warns that Australia appears to have failed the swine flu test. Schluter will address OH&S professionals at [a]… conference to tell that they must take a leading role in preparing for a serious flu outbreak. If not, 60% to 70% of Australians could be sick to go to work… According to Schluter, the government had lost control of any real engagement with the community… Schluter stressed that the frontline people of control are Australia’s occupational health and safety professionals but the flu is misconstrued as a public health issue. The workplace is a key area for transmission of disease, so it is essential that the workplace and OH&S professionals are engaged, actively educated by scientists and health experts, and part of the control campaign.
Will you join the ‘control campaign’ to wrest back the ‘engagement with the community’ that the government has lost?
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