Who should be included in the workers compensation policy?
All employees and deemed employees should be included in the policy. Those workers who are deemed to be employees for workers compensation purposes include (but are not limited to): workers lent or on hire; outworkers; a contractor who is contracted to perform work which exceeds $10 in value which is not incidental to the trade or business of the contractor and the contractor does not sublet the contract or employ any worker; labour hire workers; certain rural workers; timbergetters; salespersons, canvassers and collectors who are paid wholly or in part by commission and who perform work which is not incidental to the trade or business regularly carried on by the person; tributers; miners; mines rescue personnel; jockeys and harness racing drivers; drivers of hire vehicles; caddies; shearers cooks; volunteer fire fighters. All principal contractors should check with Workcover or a solicitor specialising in workplace law whether or not their workers are deemed employees for the purpose
