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An injured partners workcover WA nightmare

By on April 23, 2013 in help wanted, WorkCover WA

I found your site online and wanted to write to warn others about this big black hole injured workers end up in here in Western Autralia (WA), with workcover WA. An injured partners workcover WA nightmare My partner is a Glazier who has been in this trade for just over 16 years. He is a [...]

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When has the employer done enough to avoid liability for psychiatric injury claim?

By on April 15, 2013 in Bullying & Stress, Common Law, Legal cases, Psych, WorkCover WA

Further to our popular “stress claims” topic, and the highlighted, very stressful uphill battle for most psychologically injured workers face in having to prove their injury was caused at work and that “reasonable action was taken in an unreasonable manner or unreasonable action taken in a reasonable manner”, which obviously will be fought tooth and [...]

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Surveillance shows injured worker “exaggerates” symptoms however court finds no evidence

By on April 11, 2013 in Legal cases, Surveillance, WorkCover WA

An injured worker who was allegedly found to have exaggerated her symptoms based on “almighty”  workcover surveillance was, thankfully, not required to refund the weekly payments paid to her ordered by some “review officer”,  as there was not enough evidence that she actually exaggerated, the WA Compensation Magistrate’s Court ruled (in 2006). However, based on [...]

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Is Allianz committing deliberate workcover insurer fraud?

By on November 27, 2012 in Allianz, Corruption, Fraud & Abuse, Frustration & Violence, WorkCover WA, WTF

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 [...]

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Union boss Joe McDonald has again been fined for bullying workers

By on October 12, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, OH&S, WorkCover WA, WTF

Notorious WA union boss Joe McDonald has again been fined for bullying workers at a construction site. The latest penalty against Mr McDonald and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union takes the total amount of fines against the pair to more than $1 million since 2005, according to Fair Work Building and Construction. Joe [...]

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Injured worker waited 21 months for dispute of liability without required notices

By on August 31, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, Legislation, Shame files, Stories, WorkCover WA

We received a copy of an email from an aggrieved WA injured worker, sent to WorkCover WA, including their CEO as well as a few politicians. The injured worker suffered severe psychological injuries at his workplace, following outrageous and very clearly evidenced bullying. However, it took WorkCover WA, and Allianz 21 months to admit liability [...]

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Massive rise in workplace bullying claims

By on August 8, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, WorkCover WA

Concerns have been raised over a massive rise in workplace bullying after victim compensation claims more than trebled over four years. Massive rise in workplace bullying claims Big rise in work bullying claims Kim Macdonald, The West Australian The Perth hearing for a Federal Government inquiry into the problem will be told today there were [...]

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Workcover WA severe workplace injuries claims at record high

By on August 8, 2012 in WorkCover WA, WTF

Data released by WA’s safety watchdog has revealed the number of compensation claims lodged following serious workplace accidents has reached an 11-year high, with on average one worker killed every 19 days! But, hey,WA’s Commerce Minister Simon O’Brien says WA has a great safety record… Workcover WA severe workplace injuries claims at record high Worksafe [...]

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workcover mismanagement ends up as unfair dismissal

By on July 17, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, Legal cases, Shame files, WorkCover WA

In June 2012, Fair Work found that A Western Australian injured worker was unfairly dismissed after a dispute over the sheer “contemptuous” management of his workcover payments by his employer, the Shark Lake Food Group. Workcover mismanagement ends up as unfair dismissal Background In November 2011 a worker employed by Shark Lake Food Group injured [...]

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An injured worker in financial hardship exaggerated injury – a lesson

By on May 30, 2012 in Fraud & Abuse, Legal cases, WorkCover WA

An indebted worker exaggerated  his injury for damages.The WA Supreme Court unanimously threw out a his damages appeal, finding the injured worker had lied about the seriousness of his injury and had asked for unnecessary injections to ‘inflate his claim’… An injured worker in financial hardship exaggerated injury – a lesson An  employee, who allegedldy [...]

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Allianz disputes liability for high profile psychological workplace injury

By on May 29, 2012 in Allianz, Bullying & Stress, Stories, WorkCover WA, WTF

A couple of days ago we received an email from a Western Australian  injured worker who has clearly suffered a psychological work injury. His case was even mentioned in parliament! But guess what, folks, even though all the doctors he was made to see (including Allianz doctors) state he has suffered a workplace psychological injury, [...]

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WorkCover WA – Teachers get knocked around

By on April 16, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, WorkCover, WorkCover WA

Every week an average of three teachers and staff employed by the Education Department file workers’ compensation claims as a result of assaults in WA classrooms, reports the Perth Now. Overall, taxpayers footed a total bill of more than $32 million in workers’ compensation to education employees in 2011. Most were for physical stress, falls, [...]

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