A work injury on the Gold Coast can cause serious disruption. Medical expenses, lost wages, and the challenges of recove ...

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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A work injury can create serious financial pressure at a time when you need to focus on recovery. Queensland’s workers c ...

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 ...

Businesses will be slugged with higher premiums and criteria around mental health claims will be tightened as the state government grapples with a "broken" WorkCover system. The state government says ...

Victoria holds its WorkCover average premium at 1.8% for a fourth consecutive year while investing $5.8 million to help ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...