My husband injured during work in August 2004 and since then he has No Work Capacity and received weekly compensation. He has been told that the superannuation will only be paid on his behalf if the injury happened after 2010. Is it true? if so, this is so unfair.
Hi @Emaan,
Unfortunately, this is correct. In 2010 Victoria’s workers compensation legislation was changed. This change included an entitlement for injured workers to be paid superannuation contributions. However, for an individual to be eligible for the contributions certain criteria need to be met:
The WorkSafe website has more information available regarding these changes. They have a page on receiving super contributions, and worksafe super payments, that may explain this a bit further.
Hi @Emaan,
Unfortunately, this is correct. In 2010 Victoria’s workers compensation legislation was changed. This change included an entitlement for injured workers to be paid superannuation contributions. However, for an individual to be eligible for the contributions certain criteria need to be met:
The WorkSafe website has more information available regarding these changes. They have a page on receiving super contributions, and worksafe super payments, that may explain this a bit further.
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