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NSW injured workers- be aware of your current entitlements and rights

By on June 20, 2013 in Compensation, Entitlements, WorkCover NSW

We received an important email from someone who can confirm that as a result of the recent NSW Goudappel case win, some workcover insurers have honored the current court ruling and are now paying out claims for (s-67) to eligible NSW injured workers. The kind author of the email states “I know many NSW workers [...]

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O’Farrell rewards Shooters & Hunters for ongoing support of ongoing attacks on NSW working people

By on June 19, 2013 in Corruption, Politics, WorkCover NSW

The body representing the interests of hunters has been handed a $1.7 million funding increase in the NSW budget. “This massive budget increase is an apparent reward for the Shooters Party for their ongoing support for the O’Farrell government’s ongoing attacks on working people in NSW,” Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge  rightly said. O’Farrell rewards [...]

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More corruption: Green slip change link to Minister Greg Pearce’s Liberal mate Michael Photios

By on June 18, 2013 in Corruption, Politics, Shame files, WorkCover NSW

Embattled Finance Minister Greg Pearce introduced green slip reforms, expected to make insurance companies tens of millions of dollars, after meetings with the industry set up by controversial Liberal lobbyist Michael Photios’ firm, a trail of emails reveals. More corruption: Green slip change link to Minister Greg Pearce Liberal mate Michael Photios Mr Pearce also [...]

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Minister Greg Pearce appointed his private secretary’s husband to WIRO position!

By on June 17, 2013 in Corruption, WorkCover NSW, WTF

NSW finance Minister Greg Pearce’s scandalous behaviours continue to be unearthed. According to The Daily Telegraph, Pearce also appointed his private secretary’s husband, former Law Society president Kim Garling, to a $300,000-a-year position as WorkCover Independent Review Officer (WIRO) last year! In June 2012 the Government introduced changes to the Workers Compensation Scheme in NSW. [...]

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Greg Pearce avoids the sack after alcohol, expenses & other scandals

By on June 15, 2013 in Corruption, Politics, WorkCover NSW

According to the NSW ABC 7.30 report, New South Wales finance minister Greg Pearce has avoided the sack after being found to have breached ministerial travel guidelines and admitting to drinking while at work! Instead Barry O’Farrell has given him some”personal leave” to deal with stress and, ohhh, exhaustion… We can just imagine that constant [...]

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Minister Greg Pearce also appointed his mates to the workcover board of NSW!

By on June 14, 2013 in Corruption, Politics, Shame files, WorkCover NSW

This article  in the Daily Telegraph today, kindly shared by our co-author Bunny, shows how alleged drunken and dishonest Finance Minister Greg Pearce – architect of the draconian NSW workcover reforms, also appointed his friend to the board of Workcover in NSW! Jobs for mates claim as Greg Pearce awaits fate Finance Minister Greg Pearce [...]

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NSW workcover changes – check out the rosy scheme

By on June 13, 2013 in Premiums, WorkCover NSW

According to author Jason Allison in a write-up on the “Dynamic Business” website, the new NSW workcover reforms appear just rosy for businesses. We could not help but cringe at the number of times the word “incentive” and “discount” are mentioned for “rapidly returning injured workers to work”. Again, guys – especially the more seriously [...]

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Finance Minister Greg Pearce – architect of NSW injured workers law reforms drunk and dishonest

By on June 9, 2013 in Politics, Shame files, WorkCover NSW, WTF

For anyone concerned about the NSW O’Farrell Government’s assault on Workers Compensation, CTP and Victims Compensation, Greg Pearce’s alleged reckless drunken behaviour in parliament is a huge concern.  Mr Pearce has been the chief architect of laws that has added enormous insult to injury for anyone injured at work, in a motor vehicle accident, or [...]

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NSW injured workers can still make a further claim for impairment for that same injury – new legal case

By on May 22, 2013 in Legal cases, Legislation, WorkCover NSW

More good news for NSW injured workers! In this recent (20 May 2013) legal NSW case, the Workers Compensation Commission’s verdict in the case of Di Matteo v RDM Ceramics Pty Limited essentially means that if an injured worker has made ANY type of claim before to 19/6/12 then he/she can still make a further [...]

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What has the attack on NSW’s Workers Compensation laws meant for you?

By on May 22, 2013 in WorkCover NSW

As a result of the NSW O’Farrell Government’s changes to Workers Compensation in June 2012 those with workplace injuries and illnesses, and their families, have been dealt a tremendous blow to their rights and entitlements. Union NSW is currently running an important survey to collect evidence on what the attack on NSW’s Workers Competition laws [...]

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WorkCover NSW average premiums cut by 7.5 per cent

By on May 9, 2013 in Premiums, WorkCover NSW

According to the NSW Government website, The NSW Government has announced 167,000 employers will benefit from an average reduction to WorkCover premiums of 7.5 per cent, saving them more than $200 million a year. WorkCover NSW average premiums cut by 7.5 per cent The following “article” was posted on the NSW Government page on 1 [...]

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Injured workers are humiliated and disrespected – NSW Study

By on May 4, 2013 in Articles & Research, WorkCover NSW, Workers compensation

Further to our recent article “Workcover compensation schemes impede recovery from injury“, featuring one of the largest Australian studies -undertaken at Monash (VIC)- which found that workers compensation schemes impede recovery from injury, we continued to look for Australian studies about injured workers and found another important study conducted in NSW, titled Injured workers” experiences [...]

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Injured workers NSW rally to the cause on 5 May

By on May 3, 2013 in Events & Meetings, WorkCover NSW

ORGANISERS of this week’s Mayday Rally are expecting 2000 people to march down Summer Street in protest of state government’s funding cuts. The march will be led by the wrecked utility of James Cantrill, who was one of the first people in NSW to be affected by changes to workers’ compensation laws that meant he [...]

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Compensation NSW change is a win for injured workers – we urge eligible injured workers to lodge lumpsum claims

By on May 2, 2013 in Compensation, WorkCover NSW

The recent successful unprecedented landmark legal case RONALD GOUDAPPEL Vs Adco Constructions has been welcomed as a big win for injured workers in NSW. We can only hope that many more injured workers and their legal teams will continue to challenge the most evil, draconian workcover laws… which basically stipulate that if you’re injured after [...]

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Workcover NSW changes will hurt injured workers and their families

By on May 2, 2013 in Media, Politics, Premiums, WorkCover NSW

WorkCover changes are hurting injured workers and their families big time! Shame on the O’Farrell Government for misleading the public. The O’Farrell Government is happy to crow about a reduction to workers compensation premiums, but they refuse to admit that their gift to the business community has been paid for by the suffering of thousands [...]

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NSW Court rules workcover amendments affecting lumpsums do not apply retrospectively

By on April 29, 2013 in Legal cases, Legislation, WorkCover NSW

A really very  important decision has been handed down by the NSW court of appeal today. The Court has held that the amendments affecting lump sum compensation that came into effect on 19 June 2012 do not apply to any worker who had made a lump sum claim before 19 June 2012 NSW Court rules [...]

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