Safe Work Australia has released a new report that provides a snapshot of the data on COVID-19 related employee compensation claims for 2020.
The data in the snapshot was captured quickly to provide Australian workers with timely notice of the effects of COVID-19.
The report uses preliminary data from Commonwealth, State and Territory Workers’ Compensation Agencies and details of COVID-19 worker compensation claims by type, industry, occupation and jurisdiction.
As of December 31, 2020:
1,222 employee compensation claims related to COVID-19 have been submitted
974 applications were accepted, 127 applications were rejected and 121 applications were pending
75% of accepted and pending claims were related to employees contracted with COVID-19
69% of accepted and pending applications came from the health and welfare industries
The occupation of employees in the area of “community and personal services” had the highest number of claims
Victoria had the highest number of accepted and pending claims by jurisdiction
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