In this most disturbing NSW legal case, QBE workcover insurance together with the employer (Wattyl) attempted to cover up a case of bullying by blaming the injured worker – who was the victim of an assault by another employee- for serious willful misconduct instead! Are we surprised? Nope! This case, again, highlights to what despicable [...]
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“Gifts” scrutinised in the NSW WorkCover Authority Department
Tickets to a Sydney Cricket Ground suite, a room at an upmarket hotel, expensive whisky, cartons of beer and theatre tickets are some of the gifts bestowed on public servants, including those working for the workcover Authority, that are being scrutinised by the Auditor-General. “Gifts” scrutinised in the NSW WorkCover Authority Department Public servants’ gifts [...]
When It’s In The Workover, Bullying can be Masked as Incompetence.
When It’s In The Workover, Bullying can be Masked as Incompetence. At the moment, I’m engaged in a struggle with my Claims Management over my FOI requests, and my request for retraining. Both these struggles have been initiated by my personal requests. Neither should present cause for struggle. I have the right to obtain all [...]
Injured clerk sexually harassed by magistrate and harassed by workcover – horror story
A Court clerk who was on workcover after a wrist injury, claims former magistrate Joseph Baldino sexually harassed her was offered a transfer away from his chambers but declined, a tribunal has heard. Her refusal to do so undermined her claim of abuse, and it is horrendous to read what they actually said about the [...]
Injured worker jailed for compo fraud (Vic)
This article from the WorkplaceOHS reveals yet another appalling case of worker fraud. Yes, the sentence should fit the crime. How about if the government begin to balance this new found trend of sending fraudsters to prison as criminals? What about the smack on the wrist punishments issued out to employers whose poor workplace safety [...]
Fighting For Retraining In The Workcover
This article has been supplied by a long-term injured worker I have been a Workcover victim for eleven years. To me, Workcover feels much more like a punitive jail than a rehabilitation centre. As an injured worker I became incredibly isolated by it, and felt locked in at home. I desperately want to escape this [...]
CSIRO: Serious allegations of misconduct and workplace bullying to finally be investigated
Avoid, deny and cover-up seems to have been CSIRO’s management’s response to what has obviously been a toxic and allegedly ‘corrupt’ culture in their organisation. Let’s hope that any inquiry carried out is truly ‘independent’. We also encourage all current and former staff of the CSIRO who have experienced such behaviour to contact us via [...]
New HSU boss vows to move on from scandal to take up the workers compensation fight
It’s ambitious but the new head of the HSU seems to be moving in the right direction. It could be reasonably argued that changes to the NSW compensation scheme constitutes a much larger scale fraud than anything the HSU has experienced, as disgraceful as the HSU scandal has been. And it isn’t injured workers who [...]
Abuse of power: Public servants who ‘blow the whistle’ have their sanity questioned!
Rather than deal with workplace bullying, it seems as though the Australian Public Service prefer to send complainants for psychiatric assessments. The report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment’s inquiry into workplace bullying actually highlights this concern. Sadly, we have heard of similar cases from NSW public servants. p 97 [...]
Is Allianz committing deliberate workcover insurer fraud?
Over the past few weeks (months), aworkcovervictimsdiary has been kindly cc’d into a desperate injured worker’s most frustrating “correspondence” with Allianz workers compensation insurance. Allianz is yet to answer a few basic and vital questions on why they initially a) denied this injured worker’s workcover claim; b) on what medical evidence they denied this injured [...]
Injured Toll worker speaks out as her nightmare continues…
In July of this year the Sydney Morning Herald reported that injured workers were being spied on by transport giant Toll. Former Toll employee, Rosa Diehn was featured in the article. Rosa wrote to us recently, first to announce that she had recently won her unfair dismissal claim, however, her nightmare continues. Rosa’s story highlights [...]
NSW Treasurer Mr Baird to explain $1billion budget blunder
The New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird will today face a special hearing to explain a billion-dollar error in this year’s budget figures…. and let’s remind all NSW injured folks that this surely also includes the “4 billion” workcover deficit and the most unnecessary, barbaric slashing of workcovevr NSW “benefits”, hey! NSW Treasurer Mr Baird [...]
Q-Comp: a totally disgusting,unjust legal case
This totally sick Q-Comp workers compensation appeal case, kindly shared by Statesman on our public forum, is a must read. As Statesman rightly states “getting out of paying an injured worker by finding a loophole in the act these are the stories that need to have light shed on to show the injustice”. Q-Comp: a [...]
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NSW Court rules workcover amendments affecting lumpsums do not apply retrospectively
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WorkCover NSW average premiums cut by 7.5 per cent
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Workcover case managers listen to background noise when phoning injured workers – WTF
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Faulty assumptions only adds insult to injured workers
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Deed of release often used in settling workcover cases- what are they?
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Government plan to make Comcare best practice model
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Barry’s reform adds insult to the injured
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Assault on injured workers – more evidence and concern S.I.A
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Vic Premier Naphtine called building workers safety march a disgrace
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Workcover compensation schemes impede recovery from injury
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Recoveries of money under workcover
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Employers incl RTW Coordinators are not allowed to attend doctors appointments
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Is there such a thing as post traumatic growth?
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Judge criticises law firm about rejection of more generous settlement offer
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International Day of Mourning: remembering those injured workers who have died
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When can weekly payments in Victoria be terminated
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How are damages calculated
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How to spot chronic workplace bullies
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Common law damages claim and duty of care of the employer
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Federal Court ruled AAT required to explain why it preferred the IME’s evidence
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Medical Panels must provide clear reasons – Supreme Court Vic
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Workcover Certificates: Doctors must ensure they’re carefully worded
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Injured worker denied recommended back surgery and at wit’s end
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Change WorkCover. Give injured workers a fair go – Petition
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Injured worker’s weekly pay cut off based on biased pain doctor’s report
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Injured worker collapsed after “performance management” meeting – horror story
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What if an injured worker resigns in the heat of the moment?
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Workcover stress claims and reasonable administrative action
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New proposed anti-bullying laws: changes to FairWork Act
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No need for pain medication – workers compensation denied!
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Social Club Victorian Injured workers – SIC
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