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Bullied by the system: Injured worker shares nightmare

By on October 3, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, CGU, Compensation, Insurance claims, Insurance companies, Shame files, Stories, WorkCover NSW

We don’t know which is worse, being the target of bullying in the workplace or being bullied in the workers compensation system.  For those who enter the system as a result of serious injury other than through bullying the shock of being treated with hostility is very confronting, however, for those who’ve entered as a [...]

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What becomes of the injured worker?

By on September 12, 2012 in Articles & Research, CGU, Stories, WorkSafe Vic

What Becomes of the Injured Worker?writes an injured worker. I think this is a question that needs to be asked again and again. It’s also the question that the media and their bosses never ask as they are too busy chasing the vague small shadows of malingerers and rip off artists. CGU’s rip off was [...]

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Bullied by Law: injured worker shares nightmare

By on August 4, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, CGU, Stories, WorkSafe Vic

From 1998 to 2003, I was employed by a Community Legal Centre. In the latter years of my employment, I was bullied at work over a long period. Initially, I did not recognise the bullying for what it was. I developed severe back pain and moderate depression. I took my annual leave to try to [...]

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Seriously injured worker received no support for retraining

By on July 28, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, CGU, Return to work, Shame files, Stories, suitable employment, WorkSafe Vic, WTF

Injured worker “Pauline”, who shared her story with us last week and who suffered a whopping 30% psychiatric injury in 2006, and was “compensated’ out of the system with barely two years income to support me was blocked at all attempts to get retraining. In her story, she shares a copy of one of her [...]

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Injured worker sent to geriatric lying independent medical examinator (IME)

By on June 22, 2012 in CGU, Medical Exam (IME), Shame files, Stories, WTF

Yesterday we received a “share your story” from a Victorian injured worker, whose claim is managed by CGU, and who was sent to an all-too-common- despicable, geriatric independent medical examinator exterminator (IME). This most unethical “doctor”, a disgrace to the profession really, dared to state that there was nothing wrong with the injured worker, despite [...]

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CGU delays payment for permanent impairment under section 66/67 workcover NSW

By on June 4, 2012 in CGU, Legislation, WorkCover NSW

A couple of days ago we received a question from a severely injured worker, located in NSW regarding CGU’s endless delay of her agreed permanent impairment and pain and suffering payment under section 66/67 of the workers compensation act NSW. We are hoping that someone can help us shed light on this matter! CGU delays [...]

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WorkCover Minister replies to an injured worker – another empty content letter

By on May 26, 2012 in CGU, Legislation, Stories, WorkSafe Vic, WTF

Yesterday aworkcovervcitimsdiary received an email from injured worker T who kindly shared a rather typical “empty content” letter she received from workcover minister Gordon Rich Phillips. T says that it took very long for the minister to reply and that he still got the whole story from CGU wrong! She is still waiting for another [...]

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