Businesses will be slugged with higher premiums and criteria around mental health claims tightened as the state government grapples with a 'broken' WorkCover system.
abc.net.au/news/workcover-victoria-changes-mental-health-premium-increase/102368074Businesses will be slugged with higher premiums and criteria around mental health claims will be tightened as the state government grapples with a "broken" WorkCover system.Premiums paid by businesses will increase from 1.27 per cent to 1.
"We will not stand by and watch this scheme fall over. That means making difficult decisions, but they're the right decisions to make," Mr Andrews said. "It's just awful to hear about what it's like to be in the long tail. Relationships break down, you get isolated from your work and your colleagues. It's a very, very challenging place where injured workers find themselves, and I think injured workers deserve better," Mr Pearson said.
Dr Wyatt said the best outcomes occurred when there was a focus on claimants' welfare in the first few weeks or months after they entered the WorkCover scheme.
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