Things that give you the sh1ts

[kickinit]

It is he way Workers' Comp law is.
I saw a guy some years ago who lost an eye on his way to work.
He had stopped to help a mate who had a flat battery as he was driving to work.
He connected the jumper leads incorrectly and the battery blew up in his face.

He stopped of his own choice and he made the error with the leads, but as the law stood none of that mattered.
I don't think the law has been changed.

When I did my apprenticeship we had to pay $5 for insurance to cover us to and from work.

[Ian]

It is he way Workers' Comp law is.
I saw a guy some years ago who lost an eye on his way to work.
He had stopped to help a mate who had a flat battery as he was driving to work.
He connected the jumper leads incorrectly and the battery blew up in his face.

He stopped of his own choice and he made the error with the leads, but as the law stood none of that mattered.
I don't think the law has been changed.

You haven't been covered too and from work since the 80's in SA

[kickinit]

When I was working FIFO my company had to take responsibility for me up until I got off the plane in Adelaide. If something had happen to me when I was in perth waiting for my flight to Adelaide then they where liable. Know I could be wrong but the reason they had to take responsibility was because they where the ones paying for my flights.

Makes sense technically you are still 'at work' because they were paying for the flights

i'd say this would be the same with the company paying for the hotel room. I'm very surprised though if she or the company havent taken the hotel to court.

[Ian]

When I did my apprenticeship we had to pay $5 for insurance to cover us to and from work.

Our union has insurance cover for us to and from work, since I ride a motorbike that was one of the deciding factors in me joining the otherwise toothless organisation.

[Ian]

When I was working FIFO my company had to take responsibility for me up until I got off the plane in Adelaide. If something had happen to me when I was in perth waiting for my flight to Adelaide then they where liable. Know I could be wrong but the reason they had to take responsibility was because they where the ones paying for my flights.

Makes sense technically you are still 'at work' because they were paying for the flights

i'd say this would be the same with the company paying for the hotel room. I'm very surprised though if she or the company havent taken the hotel to court.

I would have thought the company underwriting the insurance would have.

[Booney]

It is he way Workers' Comp law is.
I saw a guy some years ago who lost an eye on his way to work.
He had stopped to help a mate who had a flat battery as he was driving to work.
He connected the jumper leads incorrectly and the battery blew up in his face.

He stopped of his own choice and he made the error with the leads, but as the law stood none of that mattered.
I don't think the law has been changed.

You haven't been covered too and from work since the 80's in SA

Sometime in the early 90's I think Ian. My brother was hit on his motor bike going to work one day in about 92-93 and was covered, compensation payout followed. It was not long after, during his recovery period, that the laws were amended.

[Bully]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

[Phantom Gossiper]

The McDonalds add about $1 deals Sooooo annoying!!~

[kickinit]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

you can claim tax between home and the office i've been doing and I know plenty of other people that do it as well.

[dedja]

you'll need to do a some sweet talking if you get audited then ...

[cennals05]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

you can claim tax between home and the office i've been doing and I know plenty of other people that do it as well.

From the ATO...

Driving between home and work and between workplaces
You are able to claim for driving between your home and your workplace in limited circumstances, such as if you need to carry bulky tools or equipment that you used for work and can't leave it at your workplace . You can also claim for driving between two separate places of employment.

[kickinit]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

you can claim tax between home and the office i've been doing and I know plenty of other people that do it as well.

From the ATO...

Driving between home and work and between workplaces
You are able to claim for driving between your home and your workplace in limited circumstances, such as if you need to carry bulky tools or equipment that you used for work and can't leave it at your workplace . You can also claim for driving between two separate places of employment.

thanks cennals didn't have to search for it myself. I claim tax because work doesn't provide insurance for my tools. I think the weight is 20kg and you can claim tax to and from work.

[Sky Pilot]

Do gooders who are up in arms over Ballarat school taking students to a shooting range at a registered gun club to learn how to shoot rifles. They get to learn all the safety rules etc etc and peel of about 20 rounds each under strict supervision. Ballarat has been doing this for more than a decade. This excursion was booked and locked in Well b4 the US disaster

[wristwatcher]

Do gooders who are up in arms over Ballarat school taking students to a shooting range at a registered gun club to learn how to shoot rifles. They get to learn all the safety rules etc etc and peel of about 20 rounds each under strict supervision. Ballarat has been doing this for more than a decade. This excursion was booked and locked in Well b4 the US disaster

Yep, time to take shooting out of the Olympics and stop all hunting. Don't get me wrong the tragedy is shocking but it creates a platform for over reaction at every level. US gun laws are one issue but things like sports shooters and hunters need not be dragged into what was a horrific event.

[GWW]

Supermarkets where the checkout operator is serving someone, but puts a "lets us serve you at another checkout" thing on the checkout - but when you look up, there's no other checkout currently serving

[Psyber]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

The tax issue arose under Hawke/Keating with regard to car use and deductability.
I remember because I had to restructure my work practices so that I walked to my first job then drove to my second (main) job and did the reverse in the evening.

[Mr Beefy]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

The tax issue arose under Hawke/Keating with regard to car use and deductability.
I remember because I had to restructure my work practices so that I walked to my first job then drove to my second (main) job and did the reverse in the evening.

You didnt have to, you chose to

[The Sleeping Giant]

You are not covered from home to work . It is a fact as you can not claim tax between home and the office or your first job or the same from leaving the office or you last job too home. Been that way for a long time

The tax issue arose under Hawke/Keating with regard to car use and deductability.
I remember because I had to restructure my work practices so that I walked to my first job then drove to my second (main) job and did the reverse in the evening.

Lmao. Didn't realise doctors were so hard done by.

[smac]

Supermarkets where the checkout operator is serving someone, but puts a "lets us serve you at another checkout" thing on the checkout - but when you look up, there's no other checkout currently serving

Mate, they were closed. Take a hint!

[Squids]

People that don't know how to drive through roundabouts.