Alex Shead is the CEO of Fair Business and is taking a walk in the shoes of an unemployed welfare recipient living off $20 a day.

From 1 July 2012, WorkCover SA existing levy system will be replaced with a new employer payment system which changes the way payments are calculated for some registered employers.

Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce has released an issues paper and announced a parliamentary committee as the next steps in addressing the poor performance of the WorkCover Compensation Scheme, and
reviewing the operations of WorkCover NSW.