Experts warn that stripping back WorkCover support for mental injury claims could have harmful consequences Workplace bullying and harassment account for 39 per cent of all psychological claims across ...

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Workers receiving payments beyond two-and-a-half years to undergo another impairment test under changes expected to pass parliament Workers’ compensation for mental health injuries such as stress and ...

MARGARET FAUX, HEALTHCARE BILLING EXPERT: There seems to be this focus on patients as ATM machines. ADELE FERGUSON, REPORTER: Australians spend tens of billions of dollars a year on health services.

The government-run $7bn worker compensation insurance service, which last financial year processed 74,976 claims, has refocused staff to process claims quickly – which critics argue will lead to ...

Just under a quarter of WorkCover NSW's 1312 employees told investigators they had been bullied or harassed, with the finger of blame firmly pointed at senior managers. A number of the reported ...

They have also highlighted the number of psychological claims related to repeated assaults and exposure to abusive students, bullying, threats and a lack of support from supervisors. Between July 1, ...

Maria says her years on the WorkCover system worsened her mental health. Penny Stephens More than $1 billion in taxpayer funds have been poured into the system over the past two years to keep it ...

Cuts to WorkCover benefits and increases to premiums are both under consideration as the Andrews government scrambles to fix the scheme that compensates the state’s workers and pull it back to a ...

Daniel Andrews announces changes to scheme that will see support cut for those suffering stress The head of the Victorian public service union says former premier John Cain “will be turning in his ...