Workers are ignorant of workers’ compensation coverage and there are wide differences among the states of amount of compensation for similar injuries, according to survey results issued yesterday.
A survey of 544 employees from all states (but not territories) done for Australian Casualty and Life Insurance showed that many employees thought they were covered when they were not, or thought they were entitled to higher benefits for longer periods than they really were.
The general manager of the company, Andrew Davidson, acknowledged yesterday his company’s vested interest in showing the inadequacy of compensation provisions because it sold insurance in the areas not covered by workers’ compensation.
The survey showed that 65 per cent of workers thought they were covered travelling to and from work, but some states excluded it or qualified it.
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