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1. Delays in privatising ACC work account
   Accident Compensation Corporation Minister Judith Collins is delaying moves to open the ACC work account to competition, amid suggestions the Government is struggling to make the proposal attractive to private insurers.A paper outlining options for privatising the work account and expanding the accredited employer scheme was due to go to...
2. ACC: Kiwis ripped off for past 3 years
   ACC Minister Judith Collins has admitted that hard-working Kiwis have been overcharged for the past three years by reducing levies today, says Labour's ACC spokesperson Andrew Little."Judith Collins says that ACC's surplus last year of $3.5 billion justifies the decrease," Andrew Little said. "It certainly does, but why hasn't the...
3. ACC levy reductions become law
   ACC levy reductions worth more than half a billion dollars a year to workers and businesses have been signed into law by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae.As announced last year, ACC's $3.5 billion surplus in 2010/11 and continuing improvements in rehabilitation rates have enabled the reduction in levies that will save households $340...
4. Yoga related ACC payouts rising
   ACC payouts for yoga related injuries are on the rise.New figures show more than $2 million has been paid out in the past two and a half years, mostly on back and neck complaints.More than 3,400 claims have been recorded since 2009.

   
   

   One yoga teacher, Mande White, says new fads come out almost every year and they are...

5. ACC costs will increase under National
   National's plans for ACC will increase costs to business, add huge complexity and give no choice to wage and salary earners, says Labour's ACC spokesperson Andrew Little."A Cabinet paper prepared before the election details plans to impose restrictions on ACC to make it easier for private insurers to compete. It also proposes four new...