Issue No 54 | 19 May 2000 | |
Letters to the EditorWorkCover Blues
Re: Jeff Shaw on the WorkCover Scheme I think Jeff Shaw is out of touch with workers compensation. He may have the legislative details the latest tort etc, but I cannot see any movement in this area. In the area of psychological injury most legal firms will tell you to forget it. One large legal firm, stated you would have to be brain dead to get it. It is common that when there is a new development in worker injury/illness that the courts begin to put up buffers. Workcover may have more inspectors but their administrative support is being dealt a blow. The workers resolution service is just another nail in the coffin for workers. It is entirely up to the employer's insurance agent to decide the fate of the claim. I would like to know how many employees have won to the number that are pushed into the compensation courts? What worker will tackle the legal costs? Go back to the drawing board Jeff! Paul (Rail Delegate)
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Interview: South of the Border Victorian Trades Hall chief Leigh Hubbard on life under Bracks, militant unionism and why more people march in Melbourne. Politics: Jeff Shaw's Second Wave The full text of the NSW Industrial Relations Minister's speech to Labor Council announcing the Carr Government's IR reform agenda. Unions: Reith's Laws: Just Say NO The ACTU has called on Labor and the Democrats to reject Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith's anti-industry bargaining Workplace Relations 2000 Bill out right. History: A Breed Of Their Own Labour historian Greg Patmore explains what makes his fraternity tick - and why they're still going strong and making history. International: Sony's Asian Showdown The Japanese electronic giant Sony is threatening to shutdown production facilities in Indonesia - where a prolonged strike has cost it US$200milliom - and move to next door Malaysia where electronic workers are banned from forming a union. Human Rights: Good Guys, Bad Guys Everywhere we look -in our newspapers, on the television, in reports by business leaders, academics and politicians - advocacy of human rights seems to be on a collision course with governmental and business interests. Review: New Workers, New Challenges A new wave of thought is arguing that working life is changing - but this doesn't necessarily deal unions out the action. Satire: Rain Man Withdraws Endorsement of Qantas After the third major safety incident in the space of a year, Qantas has lost the confidence of the most famous public supporter of its once unblemished safety record, the autistic star of Rain Man, Raymond.
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