Injured workers' perspectives of their rehabilitation process under the New South Wales Workers Compensation System

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Sager ◽  
Carole James
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Compensation System ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
South Wales

The Reformed Californian Workers' Compensation System: Outcomes for Injured Workers

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Sandra Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
New South ◽  
Compensation System ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Legislative Reform ◽  
South Wales

In a period of legislative reform, New South Wales' workers compensation stakeholders can learn at least broad lessons by making comparisons with the experience of other countries in post reform review. This article considers the overall impact of the 1993 reforms on the Californian workers' compensation system, with focus on reforms and outcomes in the Vocational Rehabilitation sector. It was found post reform that the number of claims and paid benefits have decreased substantially, and total premiums paid and Vocational Rehabilitation expenditures are down dramatically. However, the changes are blamed for an increase in legal complexity, as return-to work outcomes and post-injury earnings for injured workers appear to have worsened. Additionally benefit levels remain a continuing concern.

The Myth of Mateship: Aborigines and Employment

1985 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McCorquodale
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Black Workers ◽  
Employment Practices ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Economic Injustice ◽  
Judicial Bias

Historically, Aborigines have suffered legislative restrictions and discrimination in every phase of employment, from the kind of work they could lawfully undertake, to wages, accommodation and workers compensation. Unions have offered little or no support to black workers, and employers have been aided by court decisions based on racist stereotypes. Legislation enshrined unconscionable employment practices by government and private employers alike. An examination of all relevant legislation for Western Australia and New South Wales from the earliest times reveals a perpetuation of economic injustice against Aboriginal workers. All major Concilia tion and Arbitration Commission decisions between 1922 and 1968 on Aborigines- as-workers are analysed and reveal judicial bias. More recent examples of exploita tion are cited in support of the thesis that 'blood' or 'colour' alone were the criteria by which discrimination at the workface was practised and maintained.

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