Comcare changes threaten workers’ rights and workplace safety: ALA

28/11/2014

The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has warned that state and territory-based workers’ compensation schemes are in danger of being abandoned by employers if changes to the Comcare scheme are approved.

The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Cth) was debated this week in the House of Representatives. It will encourage employers registered in more than one state to move their workers out of state-based compensation schemes and into the Comcare scheme, which provides inferior support to workers who face serious injury, and inferior safety oversight.

Read the ALA media release here.