Injured Workers News Articles

Injured Workers from the Network have had a number of articles published detailing their experiences with WorkCover in publications across Victoria. You can view them all on this page. Please have a read and share widely, as injured workers voices are often pushed to the side.

WorkCover battle: Why this woman feels she has been unfairly treated



IWSN Member and organiser of the Ballarat local group meetings Jen Bearham talks about the failures of WorkCover to provide her the care she needed and the incompetency of IME's who even diagnosed the wrong leg for her injury. 

Paul was told he had arthritis, his workplace injury was far more serious

In this article, electrician and IWSN member Paul details his experience being misdiagnosed with IME's, WorkCover dismissing the opinions of his GP and being stalked by private investigators all exacerbating his physical injury and leading to psychological harm. 

Why for Profit Workplace Insurance Ruins Lives



OHS Organiser at Victorian Trades Hall Council and support of the IWSN Reece writes about the history of WorkCover, how it came to be and the need to immediately move away from a for profit system to a public system without insurance agents.