WORKERS’ COMPENSATION – AUSTRALIA

BHP raises spectre of virus compo

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Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 7-Apr-20

BHP has conceded that it could face workers’ compensation claims from employees who contract the coronavirus while on the job. Workcover Western Australia has indicated that such claims would be possible, although it notes the difficulty of determining when a person contracted the virus. Its observations have been echoed by Queensland’s WorkCover agency. Hall & Wilcox lawyer Terry Killian says employees would likely have to prove that there was a link between their work duties and contracting the virus.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, WORKCOVER WESTERN AUSTRALIA, HALL AND WILCOX, WORKCOVER QUEENSLAND

Australia Post held up comp claims

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Original article by Aaron Patrick, David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 3-Apr-19

Comcare will review Australia Post’s personnel files over the next three years after an investigation found that Australia Post breached its obligations under workers’ compensation rules in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The investigation, conducted by Australia Post at the request of the Safety, Rehabilitation & Compensation Commission, found that Australia Post managers delayed the processing of workers’ compensation claims in order to meet performance targets. The Comcare review is to ensure that there is no repeat of these activities.

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AUSTRALIA POST, COMCARE AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Australia Post workers compo ‘rort’

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Original article by Aaron Patrick
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 30-Nov-16

A former Australian Post workers’ compensation manager has alleged that some 38 per cent of its 36,743 employees have claimed such compensation. The ex-manager says workers’ compensation fraud is rife within the postal service, and that the company would be profitable if it cracked down on such practices. The former manager also claims that Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union official Jim Metcher was responsible for Australia Post abandoning a proposed push to reduce the cost of its workers’ compensation scheme.

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AUSTRALIA POST, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION, POSTAL, PLUMBING AND ALLIED SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA, COMCARE AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION COMMISSION, CARROLL AND O’DEA