ONE MONTH LEFT FOR PREMIER RANN - AND LOTS OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS

20 September 2011

SA Unions says there is one thing outgoing Premier Rann can do to cement his legacy - and that is to make the changes to WorkCover he promised in 2010.

SA Unions Secretary, Janet Giles says that in the weeks before the last State election, the Premier made a personal commitment to members of the union movement that he would amend workers' compensation laws to restore fairness for injured South Australians.

"Premier Rann gave his word that he would stop the grossly unfair way in which people have their payments suspended if they dispute a decision - and we're still waiting for that to happen."

"This is his chance to make sure people remember him as a true Labor Premier - one who stood up for South Australians injured at work."

Ms Giles said unions have been fighting for three years against the 2008 changes to WorkCover.

"Those changes to WorkCover were aimed at making the scheme more efficient and getting people back to work sooner - but barely anything has changed."

"What we see three years later is the worst return to work rates in the country, parts of the scheme under a legal cloud after a decision by the Supreme Court and millions of dollars being wasted on doctors instead of being spent on retraining people so they can get back to work."

"Unions are calling on Premier Rann to keep his promise and add this one to his list of achievements in office."