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Government privatising ACC by stealth
Thursday, 24 June 2010, 10:44 am | ACC Futures Coalition
An internal ACC newsletter has revealed that the Government is planning to open up the case management of new accident claims to the private sector. The ACC Futures Coalition says that despite the Government’s claims to the contrary this is privatisation ... More >>
ACC Budget cash for privatisation
Friday, 28 May 2010, 1:14 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The Government’s allocation of $2million for ‘robust policy advice’ on ACC is further evidence that it intends to privatise the work account regardless of the best advice, says the ACC Futures Coalition. More >>
Privatisation bad for ACC, bad for small business
Friday, 23 April 2010, 5:12 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The privatisation of ACC will make it even harder for injured New Zealanders to receive fair compensation, said ACC Futures Coalition spokesperson Hazel Armstrong today. Private insurance provision of ACC cover will also make the scheme more expensive ... More >>
ACC privatisation laid bare
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:22 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The government’s dogmatic determination to privatise ACC is now completely transparent, says ACC Futures Coalition spokesperson Hazel Armstrong. More >>
Marchers protest government’s ACC rip-off
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 3:14 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
Hundreds of ACC supporters marched on parliament today to voice their anger at the government’s attack on the scheme. More >>
Government Bill Cutting ACC Closer To Becoming Law
Friday, 12 February 2010, 5:19 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
“Government legislation passing through Parliament will undermine our accident compensation scheme,” says Glenn Barclay, convenor of the ACC Futures Coalition. The Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill was reported ... More >>
16 February March And Rally For ACC Announced
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 2:02 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The leadership of the bikers ‘bikeoi’ to Parliament in November last year have teamed up with the ACC Futures Coalition to organise a march and rally on 16 February opposing the Government’s attacks on ACC and supporting a model based on the scheme’s ... More >>
ACC Privatisation Proposal Outrageous
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:16 am | ACC Futures Coalition
The ACC Futures Coalition says the deal done between ACC Minister Nick Smith and the ACT Party to introduce privatisation of the workplace account of ACC is outrageous. More >>
ACC cuts undermine the scheme
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 2:50 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The Government’s announcements on ACC undermine key aspects of the scheme and will have a negative impact on vulnerable claimants, says the ACC Futures Coalition. “The government seems to be intending to reward employers who claim to have a good safety ... More >>
Private companies have poor record says ACC
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 10:15 am | ACC Futures Coalition
The ACC Futures Coalition is concerned that ACC plans to call in private third party administrators to handle up to 1500 long-term accident compensation claimants. “This group of people receiving accident compensation face major challenges in returning ... More >>
Concern about ACC Amendment Bill
Friday, 7 August 2009, 4:43 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The ACC Futures Coalition is concerned that moves by ACC Minister Nick Smith are likely to reduce front line services for people claiming accident compensation. Dr Smith is preparing an ACC Amendment Bill and has also announced an ACC stocktake ... More >>
ACC Futures Coalition rejects flawed concept
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 9:03 am | ACC Futures Coalition
The ACC Futures Coalition says ACC Minister Nick Smith’s talk of reducing accident compensation levies for employers who claim to have a good safety records is a flawed concept that has been tried in the past and failed. ACC Minister Nick Smith is reported ... More >>
OECD prescription for ACC a step back for NZ
Friday, 17 April 2009, 3:15 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
The OECD prescription for ACC would be a backwards step for New Zealand according to the ACC Futures Coalition. Spokesperson Hazel Armstrong said that it was deeply disappointing to see the newly released OECD economic survey on New Zealand reaching ... More >>
ACC is a public good – Futures Coalition
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 2:42 pm | ACC Futures Coalition
ACC must be kept as a public good was the message from the ACC Futures Coalition at its launch this morning in Wellington. The Coalition, which is comprised of health providers, ACC consumers and unions, has been formed to provide balance and information ... More >>
