Originally Posted by Jezza

I have a similar problem at my work... some chick who injured her leg 1 year ago (!!!) but is still milking the compo...
She's at my store but I don't pay her... she is on 'office only' duties - which we don't really want to give her as we like to be organised and get things done properly - and she only has to work 4 hrs twice a week. In the last 6 weeks she has less than a 50% attendance. When she is at 'work', she is fine to walk around, make herself food etc, but when asked to help out by doing something simple, she says 'oh i can't, my leg... '

Needless to say I have said the right things to the right people and presto, she has suddenly started being useful.

Originally Posted by Shez

You do know you can fire people on compo?

You just have to tell your insurers that you require someone in the position for X amount of hours a day, if that person can't do it, you can let them go. The insurers still have to pay them, but it is their problem, not your company's. It will also motivate your insurers to settle the claim.

Sure, they get money for nothing, but by the same token, they will find it hard to find work elsewhere, especially with an unsettled Workers Comp claim, so they will get theirs in the long run if they are not genuine.

Originally Posted by urabus

Job is installing irrigation at the hospital. Several years work ahead of us out there. Full blown union site. You have to pay union fees but then you have to also pay an additional $20 / week (cash only as the will refuse to your face to issue a receipt) contribution to the 'fighting fund' for the 'brothers at alcoa' who are taking unauthorised strike action. Funny thing is if you talk to the guys at Alcoa do you think that they have received $1 from the 'fighting fund'?

Brendon

Originally Posted by Shez

You do know you can fire people on compo?

You just have to tell your insurers that you require someone in the position for X amount of hours a day, if that person can't do it, you can let them go. The insurers still have to pay them, but it is their problem, not your company's. It will also motivate your insurers to settle the claim.

Sure, they get money for nothing, but by the same token, they will find it hard to find work elsewhere, especially with an unsettled Workers Comp claim, so they will get theirs in the long run if they are not genuine.

Originally Posted by teejay

Got any weekend or casual work B?

Originally Posted by Kato

I would advise any company doing this to have it reviewed by their lawyers first. Depending on the doctor's return to work policy, you can't fire them as simply as said. Well you can and 99% of people will be fine with it, but there is the 1% that will haul a company over the coals for it.

Also, as for it being the insurer's problem not the companies... Check what happens to the companies worker's comp rate the next year. It just delays the company paying the money.

Originally Posted by tuna

[Homer is elected union kingpin]
Homer: So what does this job pay?
Lenny: Nothing.
Homer: D'oh!
Lenny: Unless you're crooked.
Homer: WOOHOO!

"The Simpsons" Last Exit to Springfield (1993) - Memorable quotes