The Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce today announced the Implementation Plan for the Government’s new Worker’s Compensation reforms.

Substantially increased weekly benefits will be available from today for 940 men and women who have been seriously injured at work, Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce announced today.

Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce today announced the establishment of a new legal assistance and review service offering a free, independent and quick process to resolve disputes between injured workers and insurers.

The Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce has announced recent reforms to the Workers Compensation Scheme are already producing benefits.

NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Greg Pearce announced today that the NSW Government had introduced a raft of new initiatives to help injured workers return to work.

Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce says from today, more is being done to help injured workers get back to work sooner.

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Finance and Services Andrew Constance today announced a further reduction to WorkCover premiums while confirming the scheme is now back in the black for the first time since 2008.

The NSW Government has today announced the deferral of workers compensation insurance payments for businesses affected by the bush fire crisis.

WorkCover is reminding businesses about their obligations to provide workers compensation policies for employees working under a section 457 visa.

WorkCover is seeking to adopt the same incentives for medium
and large employers that successfully improved safety and reduced red tape for
small employers, Finance Minister Dominic Perrottet and Small Business Minister
John Barilaro said today.