A non-profit employer owes the same duty of care to its employees as any other employer; the size, resources, and voluntary nature of the organisation do not reduce the standard of care. Where an employer fails to conduct any risk assessment as required by an applicable code of practice and fails to respond adequately to employee complaints of injury, liability for breach of duty will be established. A defendant challenging a finding of total incapacity for work bears an evidentiary burden to establish the availability of suitable alternative employment.
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