The Year Of The Dragon, Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire!
The Scheme financial results for the six months to December 31, 2011 were announced at the end of March and despite strong positive cash flow the Scheme delivered a $0.222 billion operating loss, the…
New Employer Payments System 2012
The Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Employer Payments) Amendment Bill 2011 has been passed by Parliament with the new Employer Payments System expected to commence on 1 July 2012. As you may…
WorkCover: Self Insurance - A New Recipe For Rabbit Stew!
The WorkCoverSA end of year Financial Results and Annual Report were released on 18 October 2011. The media release which accompanied the report identified a profit of $30.2 million for the full…
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Employer Payments) Amendment Bill 2011
A very significant Bill intending to make far reaching amendments to the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act was introduced into Parliament on 28 September 2011 with the intent that it be…
WorkCover: Out of the Spotlight or Rabbit Stew?
In March and again in May, I reflected upon a range of issues that were likely to impact upon the WorkCover scheme. The issue of the legitimacy of the medical panel and its ability to bind the…
Workcover: The Rabbit's Been Caught in the Spotlight
In March I wrote that employers and workers alike face another year of uncertainty with a range of issues likely to impact upon the troublesome WorkCover Scheme. I reflected upon Scheme performance,…
WorkCover: Year of the Rabbit
Towards the end of last year there were a number of announcements made and decisions taken which, together with judicial interpretation of the Scheme, will impact this year and beyond. Scheme…
Supreme Court of SA Decide Issues Relating to the Medical Panel
Self insured employers may have experienced cases where an injured worker declines to attend a medical examination by the Medical Panel upon legal advice. There is a school of thought amongst lawyers…
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