Australian Tax Office Seeks Keylogger To Combat RSI
The Australian Tax Office has put out a call for a software solution to reduce the number of employees that suffered from musculoskeletal disorders or repetitive strain injuries.
The tax office was seeking to reduce these injuries after being hit with higher workers' compensation insurance premiums. Comcare, the Australian Government's workers compensation agency, told the ATO that its 2009/10 premium of $26.1 million was to rise to $30.8 million this year.
A tax office spokesman said of the incidents reported, 30 percent related to musculo-skeletal conditions that covered conditions such as repetitive strain conditions. It released a request for quotation for commercial, off-the-shelf pause or exercise break software to help employees change their computing behaviour and manage their own safety “within their screen-based environment”.
