By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published in April. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about…
By Simon Booth New legislation introduced to the Victorian parliament in early March would ensure workers’ compensation disputes are resolved in a more timely and efficient way, according to the…
What will the cost of icare’s hubris be on the scheme, its injured workers and its employers? Monday, January 1, 2018, “a date which will live in infamy” – NSW…
Safe Work Australia have released the 2018/2019 Australian workers’ compensation statistics. These statistics continue to identify that Australia’s current approach to claims and injury management is failing. Despite ongoing improvement…
South Australians Reap the benefits of the Privatisation of CTP Insurance – Should Workers Compensation Be Next? South Australia made the bold move to privatise Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance…
With the Victorian and NSW Workers’ Compensation schemes failing injured workers and employers alike, and both states reeling from the economic impact of COVID-19, is privatisation of Workers’ Compensation the…
“It is entirely unclear how, or on the basis of what evidence, the Panel came to a contrary conclusion.” The Victorian Ombudsman’s report 2019 into Workers Compensation provided numerous examples…
Workers Compensation is generally a company’s largest insurance premium. It is an extremely legislated and emotional insurance with different legislations, regulations and requirements in each state. Given this, I am…
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…
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…
