Union says insurers ‘bleeding the system dry’ in backlash to NSW bid to limit workers compensation claims

The NSW government wants to limit the ability of workers to claim compensation for psychological injury by raising the required threshold. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The New South Wales government is facing strong pushback against workers compensation changes designed to curb claims for psychological injury, with educators and the peak union group criticising the bill’s failure to address underlying issues.

The Minns Labor government wants to limit the ability of the state’s 4.5 million workers to claim compensation by raising the psychological injury threshold required for compensation and making it harder to receive lifetime payments.