Following from the previous post, here is an article from the ABC website with more details highlighting the behaviour some of the Insurers engage in when dealing with Workers' entitlements. If you … [Read more...]
WorkSafe: complex claims process needs fixing
Further to my previous post, here is the press release from the Ombudsman about its investigation into Victoria's workers' compensation scheme: WorkSafe: complex claims process needs … [Read more...]
Compensation crackdown from WorkSafe Victoria
Here’s an interesting article by Lucille Keen from the Australian Financial Review from 7 August 2013 about Worksafe’s way of playing hard ball with workers in relation to their entitlements. If you … [Read more...]
PVYW v Comcare continued
I had previously written about this unusual case. The High Court of Australia today gave leave to Comcare to appeal this matter. Here’s the transcript of today’s article in The Age regarding … [Read more...]
PVYW v Comcare
For an injury to be compensable under WorkCover, you need to show that it arose out of or in the course of your employment. Usually, this requirement does not cause a lot of dispute. A recent case in … [Read more...]