The government-run $7bn worker compensation insurance service, which last financial year processed 74,976 claims, has refocused staff to process claims quickly – which critics argue will lead to ...

Critics argue that this focus on speed, incentivised by rewards such as team lunches and vouchers, risks compromising the quality of care for injured workers. Calls for an inquiry have also emerged ...

Businesses 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. The state government says ...

WorkCover premiums in Victoria will be frozen at 1.8% for businesses for 12 months as part of a political agreement to secure the passage of the WorkCover modernisation bill. The Liberals, Victoria's ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victorian labour-hire firms warn the state could lose more teachers and nurses after WorkCover fees more than doubled on July 1, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A former high school teacher awarded a six-figure payout after years on workers’ compensation for a mental health injury says she felt ...

Victorian trainers are calling on Racing Victoria to address soaring Workcover premiums, with some fearful that the latest rises will cripple their businesses. In recent weeks, training operations ...