The NSW Government has out of nowhere come up with a plan to get rid of the Dust Diseases Board despite the first review of the board by the Parliament’s Law and Justice committee resulting in a glowing endorsement of the body. The Government is planning to cut the...
Thousands of injured workers will benefit, but thousands more will miss out, from a modest workers compensation reform package announced by the NSW government today. The government’s $1 billion reform package represents only a small part of the multi-billion surplus...
Friday Marked Injured Workers Day. It marks three years since the Coalition government introduced legislation that that led to the savage and unnecessary cuts to the workers compensation scheme. This is the day to reflect on the injured workers who have lost their...
Injured workers right to fair workers compensation benefits is one that is under continued assault from the Coalition government. For this reason the restoration of decent workers compensation benefits must be a central issue in the new Parliament. There are systemic...
There are renewed calls for the government to commit to restoring workers compensation benefits from stakeholders across NSW. Recent forums held by the WorkCover Independent Review Office (WIRO) and the Law Society of NSW have highlighted the systemic problems in the...
Asbestos awareness groups say the families of asbestos victims need more time to seek compensation because some sufferers are dying before they get a chance to start legal proceedings. This is an important issue to provide decency for the families and sufferers of...
Media Release 17 December 2014 The cross-party “Mr Fluffy” asbestos inquiry has today produced a unanimous road map for comprehensive reform to address the health crisis of loose fill asbestos in NSW homes. This loose fill asbestos was sold to ACT and NSW home owners...
On Tuesday 2 December David hosted a Parliamentary Forum to break the silence and highlight the need for comprehensive reform in how psychologically injured police are treated. Far too many NSW Police police officers have been shunned, isolated and left without...
Too often injured police in this State are treated as disposable items, to be removed from the police force with minimal cost and minimal fuss. This dismissive culture is most obvious when it comes to dealing with psychological injury. The devastating impact this...
WorkCover has provided bullied employee Wayne Butler an official apology for his treatment whilst working for the organisation, and since. The apology was also circulated to WorkCover’s employees through their intranet systems: CEO_message_Apology. A full copy...
The “Review of the inquiry into allegations of bullying in WorkCover NSW” is currently accepting submissions until the 17 October 2014, with the committee’s final report due by the 11 December 2014. We strongly encourage interested parties to...
Next week David will be making a trip to the Mid-North Coast to host a forum and meet with injured workers who as a result of the Government’s savage workers compensation cuts have been treated unfairly and lost some or all of their benefits. WHEN: 7th August 2014,...
