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WorkCover is a work compensation insurer. When you suffer work injuries it is WorkCover who pay your workers compensation benefits and not your employer. In Australia workers compensation insurance is compulsory. WorkCover offers benefits to both employees and employers. Work compensation protects the employer as they do not have to pay wages or expenses whilst a worker is absent […]

Workers compensation offers benefits to workers and employers following an accident at work. Work compensation in Australia is compulsory insurance for employers. Why do we have Workers Compensation? When a worker has suffered injuries at work or in a work accident, it is the workers compensation insurer i.e. WorkCover, who offers benefits to workers. Workers compensation benefits may include covering

If you have suffered an injury in a motor vehicle accident it can cause a lot of heartache. Many people lose their mobility, their health and it can impact people on an emotional level as well as a physical one affecting a persons mental health. Experiencing an accident that is serious or fatal can leave a persons’

Negligence claims – What is negligence? The word ‘negligence’ means ‘to neglect’ or ‘failure to demonstrate a reasonable duty of care’.  Negligence is a legal concept which is applied to ‘tort’ cases under common law.  A ‘tort’ in common law is a wrong-doing that involves a breach in civil duty owed. Injury compensation is usually in recompense for physical or

Compensation is a general sense is being compensated in some way such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss. In terms of an accident, compensation is a payment awarded to cover losses and expenses resulting from an injury that has occurred at work, in a car accident or a slip trip