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What next for the IWSN? No, we aren’t finished.
The IWSN has always been bigger than one person. Yesterday Rowan Kernebone announced that he was moving on as the IWSN Coordinator but it doesn’t mean the IWSN itself is moving anywhere. We are and have always been a group of volunteers and activists dedicated to the cause -but there may be some changes.So, what next[…]
Goodbye and thanks for everything.
Today is my last day as the Coordinator here at the Injured Workers Support Network. So what do I end this with? With thanks. I would like to thank many people for their help while I have been in this role. Firstly to those members who have come in as volunteers and lightened my[…]
What I have leant over the past three years.
Three years as the Injured Workers Support Network Coordinator has taught me a lot. Here are just three things I have learnt. Change happens. Seriously, I can count ten ways we at the IWSN have helped, inspired or forced change to the workers compensation system in NSW. From the early days where we forced people[…]
Union Organisers are in the Room
The Union Organiser & Workers Compensation. Assisting a member after a workplace injury can be one of the most difficult things a union organiser can do. There is the physical impact of the injury, the emotional impact and also the impact on their workplace and that’s just the start. This is a short guide[…]
The five best pieces of advice I have ever heard for Injured Workers.
Over three years I have heard (and said) nearly every piece of advice for injured workers from nearly every source. Here are the top five. Keep a diary, keep a record. From the very beginning injured workers receive a large number of documents, letters and phone calls. No one else will be remembering what they[…]
The Health of Injured Workers
The hardest part of recovering from an injury is changing the habits of years to help your recovery. So much goes on when you find out that you are injured and that you wont recover unless you take some personal action to achieve it. The loss of social relations, the loss of mobility, the limited[…]
The Cycle of Despair. A way of understanding what happens.
Cycle-of-despair-caused-by-an-adversarial-system John McPhilbin, a previous Coordinator at the Injured Workers Support Network spent some time on trying to describe the issues faced by injured workers in the workers compensation system. He came up with the Cycle of Despair a visual map of the emotional rigmarole injured workers go through once they enter the system. And[…]
When Workers Compensation collides with Work Health and Safety.
Education note to Union Organisers. When Workers Compensation collides with Work Health and Safety. The Injured Workers Support Network Helpline is not just there for your members but for you as well. If you have a question about workers compensation you are more than welcome to contact our helpline or send us an email with[…]
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"Injured Workers Walking Together"
Established in 2011, the Injured Workers Support Network (IWSN) is an organisation whose prime purpose is to assist injured workers in meeting the adjustment needs, psychological issues and re-employment challenges during their injury or illness. The network is able to offer advice in gaining the services for which they are entitled. The network offers: Peer support – opportunity to meet other workers who face the same difficulties and challenges Information regarding the NSW workers compensation system An opportunity for guidance and support while dealing with their injury, illness or disability
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