Further to our article titled “Injured workers are humiliated and disrespected – NSW Study“which found that the workcover claims process is tarnished by a complete lack of information and humiliating and disrespectful treatment of injured workers by claims officers (case managers); our own injured experiences and all the evidence gathered through our interaction with injured [...]
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Welcome to The Workover
Welcome to The Workover “Workover” is what I’ve come to call the industry that thrives off the billion dollar annual WorkCover budget in Victoria. “Workover” is a corruption of the word “WorkCover”, one that comes naturally to mind when you’ve spent any time in the system. WorkCover promises rehabilitation, compensation, and return to work for [...]
Being on workcover leads to serious negative side effects
Evidence suggests that injured workers who receive compensation have poorer outcomes than people with similar injuries who don’t receive compensation. However, we would like to rephrase that to: “evidence suggests that injured workers who are on the workcover system have poorer health outcomes, and suffer from major workcover inflicted illnesses (which we like to call workcoveritis) [...]
The most FAQ answered
Regardless of the state they live in, here are the most frequently asked questions about workcover we receive from injured workers – we’ve done our very best to give our “best” answers to these questions. Workcover is a very dark and dangerous area of law. Rights that we, injured sods, expect as citizens are trampled [...]
Workcover’s mental health hazard say injured workers
Most injured workers call workcover a “mental health hazard” and, like us, would love nothing more than the government to order a public inquiry. Workcover’s mental health hazard say injured workers Just about all injured workers who contact and interact with us, share their stories with us, or frequent our forum say they feel beaten [...]
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 [...]
Johnny’s workcover story
The abuses of injured workers under workcover are a battlefield and varied. However the most common “themes” we see and hear from injured workers, like “Johnny”, are the delays, denial of needed medical treatment; the inadequate, inappropriate, superficial , perfunctory, shallow and hasty “return to work” plans; the many inappropriate, cursory and frankly biased “independent” [...]
Workcover claim accepted – but surgery, procedures, imaging, specialists and treatment denied
Workcover insurance companies quite often tell us and our treating doctors that they will not pay for procedures that the doctor, even the most expert of experts, says are medically appropriate and necessary. In Victoria this is in accordance with Division 2B of Part IV of the Act aworkcovervictimsdiary often hears from injured workers whose [...]
Are injured workers less likely to recover well after surgery?
Well, hum, we have all heard about this studied “phenomenon”: when an injured worker is being (or will be) financially compensated (weekly pay, lumpsum, common law compensation etc) for their injury/illness, they are less likely to have a good recovery, especially after surgery. Over the years I have often wondered whether there is any merit [...]
Company fined $60k for spinal injuries
A workplace accident that left a woman with a fractured skull, broken ribs and serious spinal injuries nearly three years ago has seen a company fined almost $70,000 for failing to protect her. The truck that pinned this woman did not have any roll devices fitted to prevent the truck from rolling nor did 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 [...]
When the workcover system lets you down…
To better our WorkCover system so we more effectively get injured workers phsyically (and mentally) better and back to work we have to really speak up. How about flooding the Minister for Workcover’s inbox with hundreds, thousand of heart felt emails? When the workcover system lets you down… Do you feel you could have been [...]
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NSW injured workers can still make a further claim for impairment for that same injury – new legal case
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NSW Court rules workcover amendments affecting lumpsums do not apply retrospectively
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Workcover case managers listen to background noise when phoning injured workers – WTF
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WorkCover NSW average premiums cut by 7.5 per cent
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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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New proposed anti-bullying laws: changes to FairWork Act
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Recoveries of money under workcover
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Vic Premier Naphtine called building workers safety march a disgrace
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Employers incl RTW Coordinators are not allowed to attend doctors appointments
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Workcover compensation schemes impede recovery from injury
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Assault on injured workers – more evidence and concern S.I.A
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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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Another fraud accused injured worker entitled to workcover!
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SA Premier accused of unprofessional conduct as previous workcover lawyer
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Reckless injured worker’s common law damages reduced by 70%
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Report condems “untouchable” police officers amid bullying claims
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Vexatious “injured” worker blocked by the courts – again
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The huge cost of workplace stress and depression
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NSW injured workers can still make a further claim for impairment for that same injury – new legal case
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What has the attack on NSW’s Workers Compensation laws meant for you?
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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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Social Club Victorian Injured workers – SIC
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