South Australia's biggest charities are fighting for an explanation about massive increases to WorkCover levies in recent years. The South Australian Council of Social Services (SACOSS) is heading a ...

The following interview is with an injured mental health worker who attended this month’s meeting of the Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee (HWRFC) in Australia. The health worker, who must remain ...

In the wake of the global financial crisis, the importance of productive, healthy and safe workplaces to the competitiveness of the NSW economy has never been greater. Recent figures from the ...

Premier Jay Weatherill and Attorney-General John Rau revealed the proposed changes today and have promised, if elected in March, to have the new scheme running by the middle of next year. The policy ...

SOUTH Australia's WorkCover scheme is the worst-performing in the nation and changes must be made to get more injured employees back to work, a parliamentary committee says. A two-year inquiry by ...

A $222 million blowout in the unfunded liability of the South Australian scheme has created more headaches for the government and businesses struggling to pay growing premiums. The latest actuarial ...

Attorney-General John Rau has admitted there are fundamental problems with WorkCover. The workers' compensation scheme in South Australia covers 430,000 employees in 50,000 businesses. It has unfunded ...

WorkCover has emerged as a major concern to small- to medium-sized businesses. In a national survey of 500 accountants with SME clients, 91 per cent said the sector is concerned with issues related to ...

Victorian trainers are calling on Racing Victoria to address soaring Workcover premiums, with some fearful that the latest rises will cripple their businesses. In recent weeks, training operations ...

Following a finding from NSW Industrial Relations, WorkCover will be subject to a parliamentary inquiry over bullying, as reported in The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). A senior employee at WorkCover ...

THE state's public school system failed to meet health and safety standards for at least three years, costing $54,000 in penalties, documents reveal. Education Department chief executive Tony Harrison ...

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will change the state’s WorkCover scheme to save businesses a combined $180 million annually by lowering average premiums to 2.0 per cent of the wages bill, ...