Workers’ compensation for mental health injuries could be restricted to post-traumatic stress disorder and exclude bullying and harassment under plans being floated to rein in the growing cost of Victoria’s WorkCover scheme.
Last week the government declared the scheme “fundamentally broken” – with benefits paid to injured workers exceeding the premiums paid by business to fund the scheme by about $1.1bn a year. The government also flagged the possibility of higher premiums for businesses to help cover the cost of paying claims.
