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State Parliament
Some employers hit with icare premiums above 16 per cent
The state’s scandal-plagued insurer will slug some businesses with premium increases well above its 8 per cent average target.
- by Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
Embattled NSW insurer needs extra $660 million as work, property claims rise
The embattled workers’ compensation insurer icare will need a top-up of more than $660 million this financial year to ensure it can continue to pay injured public servants.
- by Alexandra Smith
Minister rejects icare premium plea, caps rises at 8%
The parlous financial state of embattled workers’ compensation insurer icare is so severe it has been slapped with a formal ministerial directive to cap urgently needed premium increases.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Daniel Mookhey
Icare’s plea to new government: 22 per cent premium increase needed to break even
The scandal-plagued state insurer has made a plea to slug 330,000 employers with a premium increase of 22 per cent, equivalent to hundreds of millions of dollars.
- by Lucy Cormack
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City life
Albo calls time on festive media booze-up
The prime minister’s office is playing grinch. Won’t someone think of the poor press gallery?
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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Healthcare
Injured worker Greg Dayman cut off from benefits on Christmas Day
The icare crisis deepens as a document reveals the workers’ compensation scheme has deteriorated to the point where it is “under threat”.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Workplace
Compo crisis worsens as thousands of workers underpaid
The state government’s icare scheme has known about an underpayment scandal since February but has tried to keep it quiet.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Dominic Perrottet
Premier may have to answer for workers’ compensation failure at polls
The Perrottet icare experiment is emerging as a costly failure that threatens widespread harm to voters in the lead-up to the state election in March.
- The Herald's View
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Workplace safety
NSW businesses face $1 billion hike in workers comp fees
A confidential note by NSW Treasury has warned that premiums for businesses would need to be 33 per cent higher in 2025 than they were in 2021 to cover a huge shortfall.
- by Adele Ferguson
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iCare
Icare chief’s pay tops $1 million as embattled insurer boosts salaries
The scandal-ridden state insurer replaced controversial executive bonuses with a fixed increase for 116 top staff.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Workplace safety
Workplace safety scandal: auditor-general launches six-month investigation into failings
The workplace regulator, SafeWork NSW, faces allegations that it failed to protect workers from serious injuries and death and its inspectors were subjected to political interference.
- by Adele Ferguson