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ACC removes bonuses for executive staff
ACC has removed bonus payments for its executive staff and some senior leaders following a review, instead adding the majority of those payments to staff's base salaries.
Pressure on govt to overhaul ACC as discrimination revealed
Pressure is mounting on the government to overhaul ACC, following further revelations the scheme also discriminates against the disabled, as well as women, Māori and Pasifika.
Critics say it's time… Audio
ACC law biased against those disabled before injury, agency's analysis reveals
The agency's analysis shows ACC provides less support to clients who were already disabled before being injured.
Jan Logie on ACC claims from women, Māori, pacific people
New analysis shows women are less likely to make ACC claims; they're more likely to be declined when they do, and receive far less compensation than men.
Over the past five years, it's become harder… Audio
ACC biased against women, Māori and Pasifika, analysis finds
New analysis shows ACC is biased against women, Māori and Pasifika.
Women are less likely to make claims, more likely to be declined when they do, and receive far less compensation than men.
Over… Audio
ACC loses court battle over asbestos cancer victim
There's relief for the family of a woman who died of cancer, after a final ruling that she was wrongly denied money from ACC in the years before her death.
Deanna Trevarthen died of a cancer called… Audio
ACC claims process broken - sexual abuse survivors
Sexual abuse survivors say the ACC claims process is broken. Figures revealed today show almost nobody makes it through the system with approval.
Only 32 percent of sexual abuse claims are approved… Audio
Crash left him tetraplegic - but Andrew Leslie walked again
It was supposed to be a routine mountain bike outing - but for Andrew Leslie, the day ended up anything but. He was riding Wellington's Makara Peak last year on a trail he'd done before, but failed to… Audio
Pressure builds for ACC to cover common childbirth injury
You may have heard in the news, coverage of ACC's denial of cover to women who suffer the most common type of childbirth-related injury. Cover of perineal tears has fallen dramatically since last… Audio
Lawyers question ACC's childbirth-related injuries policy
Some lawyers are questioning ACC's new policy covering the most common type of childbirth-related injury, saying many women could be missing out on cover they're entitled to.
ACC's cover of perineal… Audio
A new approach to resolving ACC claims
A new dispute resolution service is revolutionising the way many ACC claims are dealt with. Talk-Meet-Resolve was established 18 months ago by veteran ACC researcher and lawyer Warren Forster and… Audio
Few takers for safety subsidy
Of the 35,000 farmers and businesses eligible to access a subsidy for crush protection devices for quad bikes, only 270 have taken it up. Audio
Woman's fight for ACC cover continues after her death
A dead woman's fight to get ACC cover has continued to be debated in the Court of Appeal.
Deanna Trevarthen died in 2016 from mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by asbestos fibres.
Before her death… Audio
The beautiful system that's broken down
Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer wants a Royal Commission into ACC, saying the system that was a world-beater is now unjust. Audio
ACC to reassess surgical mesh injury claims
ACC has agreed to reassess claims for surgical mesh injuries that it had previously declined.
Almost 400 people could have their cases reassessed under new clinical guidelines, which have been… Audio
Contact tracing 'game-changer' for ACC cover
Should it be important for ACC's 'no fault' compensation scheme to know where you got Covid-19 from, to give you health support, and rehabilitation? Audio
Acupuncturist counters claims it doesn't have medical benefits
Earlier this week the Society for Science Based Healthcare spoke to Jesse about their Spinoff Article questioning whether ACC should fund acupuncture as a rehabilitation therapy. Acupuncturist Kate… Audio
Questions over ACC funding acupuncture
The Society for Science Based Healthcare, is questioning why ACC continues to fund acupuncture as a treatment for people who are recovering from an injury. J Audio
Should ACC make a special case for baby birth injury?
Ten years ago birth difficulties caused a brain injury in Andrew Dickson's son, Ben, who was eventually diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Since then the family has been embroiled in a long dispute with… Audio
Ministry of health responds to surgical mesh report
Specialist surgical mesh clinics for men and women who've experienced complications are to be set up on the back of a report highlighting the severity of harm it's caused in some cases. From January… Audio