Hands of ACC

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  • Options for Extending the Accredited Employers Programme and Introducing Choice in the ACC Work Account
    19 Jul 2011 - 17:45

    This submission is in response to the Department of Labour‘s (DOL) discussion document called ‘Increasing choice in workplace accident insurance’. The CTU is concerned with the Government ‘s proposals to expand risk sharing initiatives in the delivery of ACC by:

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  • Experience Rating Systems - summary of literature
    1 Oct 2010 - 12:22

    A summary of literature concerning experience rating systems for accident compensation schemes from around the world.

     

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  • ACC
    25 Mar 2010 - 13:11
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  • ACC Partnership Programme Update
    4 Mar 2010 - 09:41

     

    June 2011 update

    Consultation on Introducing Competition into the ACC Work Account

    The CTU says that recent changes announced by Nick Smith aren’t about increasing choice, they’re about selling off the work account. ACC is proven to have cheaper administration costs, lower levies?

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  • CTU Fact Sheet on ACC - March 2009
    19 Mar 2009 - 15:05

    There has been an active campaign by the Government to undermine public confidence in ACC. This has included scaremongering about the financial security of ACC and outrageous attacks on Ross Wilson, now removed as Chair of the ACC Board.

    The CTU has prepared the attached fact sheet for union members and public circulation.

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  • CTU Submission to 2009-2010 ACC Levy Rate Consultation
    5 Dec 2008 - 08:33

    Submission of the NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi to the Accident Compensation Corporation on the 2009-2010 Levy Rate Consultation Documents.

    8th October 2008

    Full text of the submission is below, or download a PDF copy here (PDF, 35kb).

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  • Government’s zeal to privatise undermines ACC
    21 Dec 2010 - 14:31

    In announcing its ‘in-principle’ decision to allow employers to choose between ACC and private insurers the Government is ignoring the evidence, said the CTU today.

    CTU President Helen Kelly said: “There are many reasons to oppose this privatisation of our wonderful scheme.

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  • Model for ACC changes proves it is a recipe for disaster 1.10.10
    1 Oct 2010 - 12:36

    A Canadian experience rating scheme for accident compensation similar to the Government’s plans for ACC published today in the consultation paper, was proven to encourage the concealment and the playing down of accidents including thousands of amputations, fractures, dislocations and bad burns, revealed the CTU today.

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  • New title for ACC Act more honest
    23 Feb 2010 - 14:03

    The CTU expressed support for the Government’s move today to change the title of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act to the Accident Compensation Act.

    “The change of name for the Act is a more honest reflection of what will be left of the ACC scheme once the Government is finished with it,” CTU President Helen Kelly said today.

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