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 ...

Already 182 teachers and 107 other staff have lodged claims, while last year 257 teachers and 140 other staff did the same, revealed in response to a question on notice from the LNP. The released data ...

During 2015, uninsured businesses submitted 260 workplace injury claims with WorkCover Queensland, costing approximately $6.5 million, and its audits of 650 Queensland businesses found that 3 percent ...

The former director of WorkCover Queensland, Harold Shand, has conceded there is a prima facie case against him on a charge of official corruption. Shand, who was suspended from his job last year, is ...

Internal documents reveal WorkCover staff face daily pressure to shut down injury claims, with teams competing for prizes in the $7bn insurance scheme. The government-run $7bn worker compensation ...

WorkCover Queensland faces mounting criticism over staff incentives to rapidly close injury claims – so what is being done? YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Critics argue that this focus on speed, incentivised ...