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Serve and protect: Police health not really covered

By on July 27, 2012 in Compensation, Dust disease, Shame files, WorkCover NSW

Wonder if the O’Farrell government considered the other side of the coin before they attacked injured worker entitlements?  The NSW police are also not as safe as they may think when it comes to being exposed the gross mismanagement of WHS. With the recent passing of workers compensation laws in NSW it was generally assumed [...]

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O’Farrell shamefully teams up with James Hardie to deny widows fair compensation

By on May 12, 2012 in Dust disease, Politics, Shame files, WorkCover NSW

Michelle Burgess from the alerted us that the O’Farrell Government,yesterday, has totally ignored a Law Reform Commission recommendation to provide fair compensation to the dependents of those killed from exposure to asbestos.Instead they have jumped into bed with James Hardie to assist in taking away payments from widows of deceased workers poisoned by Hardies! O’Farrell [...]

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