What the Victorian Ombudsman doesn’t understand about Workers’ Compensation
- February 7, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- injury, insurance, ombudsman, report, review, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth The Nuances of Workers’ Compensation and The Victorian Ombudsman “Sometimes the only barrier to an injured worker returning to work is the system that continues to reward…
Review into icare reveals what the industry feared
- January 30, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- compensation, EML, employer, icare, premium, research, review, sira, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth Inconsistencies and Inadequacies in the NSW Workers’ Compensation Scheme. “While there have been some external factors that affected the deteriorating performance of the Nominal Insurer, the primary…
Double Standards and Biases: the Victorian Ombudsman’s Report into Complex Workers’ Compensation Claims
- January 10, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- agents, bias, compensation, deborah glass, employers, insurance, ombudsman, victoria, workcover, Workers Compensation, worksafe
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By Simon Booth In December, the Victorian Ombudsman released a report outlining findings from investigations into the management of complex workers’ compensation claims. I have read the report in its…
Engaging injured workers in the claims process
- September 23, 2019
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- benefits, claims, doctors, injury management, return to work, RTW, safety, work safe, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth “The RTW Coordinator must work with managers and supervisors to ensure that they are focused on achieving a successful return to work outcome regardless of their personal…
Protect yourself: Insuring the fringe
- July 29, 2019
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- liability, workcover, Workers Compensation, worksafe
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth Are you really saving money when you decide you don’t need certain policies? Workers’ Compensation is a compulsory insurance. Businesses that employ must have this in place…
How being nice saves you money
- July 12, 2019
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- benefits, claims, conciliation, employer, psychology, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth How a conciliatory approach to Workers’ Compensation claims benefits you. “If one party begins by evading the cooperative responsibility, the other may respond by retaliating. Retaliation prompts…
Workers’ Compensation: it’s time for a new way forward
- July 2, 2019
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- injury, insurance, policies, return to work, work cover, work safe, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth I’m a bit of a geek. I was a psychologist in a former life so I did a lot of stats at university — I love my…