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Australia Proposes to Reduce New South Wales Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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Nandita Verma
Australia Proposes to Reduce New South Wales Workers’ Compensation Benefits
(Sunnyvale, CA)- The Australian government has proposed to drastically revise New South Wales (NSW)
workers compensation benefits claims.
The new...
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Australia Proposes to Reduce New South Wales Workers’ Compensation Benefits
(Sunnyvale, CA)- The Australian government has proposed to drastically revise New South Wales (NSW)
workers compensation benefits claims.
The new legislation, which reduces workers’ weekly
compensation and medical benefits, is expected to attract more business investments into the region.
Australia Workers Compensation: Proposed Reforms:
abolish "journey" claims where workers are insured against injuries sustained in case of an accident
while travelling to and from work,
limit medical expenses, reduce weekly payments and cease offering certain employee benefits
after a limited period,
Discontinuance of benefits for nervous shock, which was previously extended to families and
dependents of workers suffering injury or any other causality like death.
Justifying the proposed legislation which got hostile reception from New South Wales workforce,
Australian Government said that the existing provisions may
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