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26 Mar
COVID-19 Workers Compensation Information for Employers
Financial Capacity of Employers to Insure and Pay Compensation to Workers The economic impacts associated with government measures to address the spread of COVID-19 will materially affect the financia... Read More »
20 Mar
WorkCover WA recognises the challenges presented by COVID-19 for medical and allied health providers and their interactions with injured workers. To help minimise social contact and the demands curren... Read More »
17 Mar
Conciliation, Arbitration and COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in the interest of public safety the WorkCover WA Conciliation Service and the WorkCover WA Arbitration Service will no longer be conducting in person conferen... Read More »
13 Mar
COVID-19 Coverage of Injury & Disease
Contracting COVID-19 at work COVID-19 is compensable if, and only if, it has been contracted in the course of employment and the employment is a significant contributing factor to the contraction of t... Read More »
26 Feb
Insurer and Self-Insurer Principles and Standards of Practice – Consultation period
WorkCover WA has conducted a review of the range of regulatory instruments used to monitor insurer and self-insurer performance in the WA workers’ compensation scheme. The review targeted perfor... Read More »
23 Jan
Welcome to WorkCover WA seminar
WorkCover WA holds a seminar every quarter to provide an introduction to the workers’ compensation scheme in Western Australia. The next Welcome to WorkCover WA seminar will be held on Tuesday 25 Fe... Read More »
07 Jan
New WorkCover WA chairperson appointed and board updates
The Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations has announced that Sharryn Jackson has been appointed as the new chairperson of WorkCover WA, effective from January 4, 2020 for a three-ye... Read More »
06 Dec
Email system upgrades and changes to WorkCover WA Online security
WorkCover WA’s email system will be upgraded during the Christmas reduced services period between 27 December 2019 and 1 January 2020. All emails sent to WorkCover WA during this time should be copi... Read More »
03 Dec
Reminder – WorkCover WA will have reduced services on 27, 30 and 31 December this year
WorkCover WA’s services will be limited on 27, 30 and 31 December this year. You are encouraged to note the dates and be aware a reduced number of staff in the Conciliation and Arbitration Services ... Read More »
25 Nov
16 Days in WA – Stop Violence Against Women
The State Government’s annual campaign 16 Days in WA – Stop Violence Against Women will run again this year from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 Novem... Read More »
