Unions NSW has launched an ad campaign opposing the state government’s plan to make cuts workers' compensation for psychological injury. Picture: Screenshot/Facebook/Unions NSW.

“Wiping its hands of injured nurses”: Backlash to proposed cuts to workers’ comp

By: Stefanie Schultz and NCA Newswire in Top Stories, Workforce May 20, 2025 0

Compensation payments for psychological injuries will cut off after two and a half years, unless an injured worker can prove they will be significantly impaired for life, under a bid to overhaul the workers compensation scheme.

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