Workers Compensation Report – One Year On

19 June 2013

Workers Compensation Report – One Year On outlines the findings of the Unions NSW online survey on Workers Compensation.

The report highlights the human impacts of the Government’s changes to workers compensation.

2,340 people completed the workers compensation survey, 1392 (60%) of whom had suffered an injury or illness at work.

Key findings from the survey include:

-          93% of people are opposed the Government’s changes to workers compensation;

-          Of the 1392 injured workers, 504 were receiving weekly payments in June 2012;

-          92 workers reported a reduction in their weekly payments as a result of the changes;

-          71% of people receiving weekly payments have not yet undergone a Work Capacity Assessment;

-          86% of injured workers sustained their injury prior to June 2012.

In the coming weeks, we will also be compiling the hundreds of individual stories from the survey results. These will be posted to the website www.nswforall.org.au

If you have any questions regarding the report, please contact kminter@unionsnsw.org.au or on 9881 5918