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Category: Worker's Compensation Comcare
Loss of wages in Comcare claims - how are they calculated?
If you’re injured at work and covered by the Comcare scheme (the federal workers’ compensation scheme), you’ll be entitled to a range of benefits, for example, weekly payments and costs of medical treatment. In this article, we have a close look at how weekly benefits (loss of wages) are calculated.
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Compensation for workplace bullying and harassment
The law in Queensland provides certain cover for workers who have suffered a psychological injury due to being bullied and/or harassed in the workplace. We look at three options for compensation after workplace bullying and/or harassment.
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What to do if Comcare ceases your worker’s compensation claim
We examine some of the more important things to keep in mind if you are considering disputing Comcare’s decision to stop or cease your claim for worker’s compensation or not decline the claim in the first instance.
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How to claim workers compensation in Queensland
It is important to know the “dos and don’ts” when making a worker's compensation claim after a workplace accident or incident. People tend to believe claiming compensation for workplace injuries is an easy process, however, there are strict time restrictions you have to comply with when commencing a claim.
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AAT decides Australia Post must pay worker's compensation to bullied employee
In the Comcare worker’s compensation case of Yawari and Australia Postal Corporation, the worker applied to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal because her employer, Australia Post, refused her application for worker's compensation for mental injury, which she claimed was due to bullying. She won!
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Comcare worker’s compensation claim for psychological injury rejected
In October 2023, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal determined that a worker’s psychological injury was not caused by work, as she claimed. This decision confirmed the employer’s decision to reject her application for compensation under the Comcare scheme.
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