Victorian small and medium businesses are now considering budget adjustments and passing on the cost of labour, as they add surging WorkCover insurance premiums to the list of growing operational ...

The Queensland Government statutory body conducted an audit of 650 Queensland businesses and found last year uninsured businesses made about 260 claims costing the scheme about $6.5 million. The audit ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Bundaberg. Followed categories will be added to My News. Mr Pitt said WorkCover Queensland would maintain the average premium rate of $1.20 per $100 in wages paid, ...

South-west councils are being hit with skyrocketing WorkCover bills with costs almost doubling in two years for some. Katrina Lovell is a senior journalist at The Standard who covers council news and ...

A Victorian business says it will be forced to put itself under pressure to come up with all the funds needed to pay a dramatically higher WorkCover insurance policy this year, after being notified ...

The state government is facing an uphill battle to pass its legislation on the broken WorkCover scheme because of fears it will restrict legitimate mental health claims. The Victorian WorkCover ...

A rise in mental health injury workers’ compensation claims has forced Queensland’s state-owned insurance scheme to hike costs for only the second time in a decade. WorkCover Queensland’s annual ...

When you start a business there are many things to think of. Too often many business owners neglect their insurance requirements of not only the business, but also the business owner. Where a business ...

A group representing employers who pay for their own workers compensation says the South Australian Government's WorkCover legislation will discourage businesses from self-insuring. Robin Shaw from ...