The Hon. M.J. ELLIOTT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation
before asking the Attorney General, representing the Minister for Government
Enterprises, a question about WorkCover.
Leave granted.
The Hon. M.J. ELLIOTT: In February this year WorkCover conducted
a survey of 100 injured workers involved in its Job Club program. Of the
workers surveyedóand these people have been involved for some considerable
timeó26 per cent had obtained a job, although not necessarily through the
Job Club itself. Out of those 26 people who had a job, 46 per cent were
no longer in a job when surveyed. The average duration in which those people
were in a job was nine weeks. So, out of 100 people surveyed in the Job
Club, only 14 were still in a job, and just under 12 had had a job for
an average of nine weeks. My questions are:
1. What is the Minister's view of the effectiveness of this scheme?
2. What mechanisms does WorkCover have in place to address the
results of this survey?
The Hon. K.T. GRIFFIN: I will refer the question to the
relevant Minister and bring back a reply.
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