Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their fiscal fantasies.
While the total of injury claims was up 1200 to 226,600 the incidence rates for claims in agriculture, forestry and fishing continued the decline that began in 2020 and is now down to 149 claims per full-time employee – behind manufacturing, which now has the highest rate.
So, still high, but making good progress. A mate of yours truly suggested ACC’s stats are missing a new, significant category – the thousands of entitled public servants ‘mortally wounded’ by the Government’s edict that these overpaid, underworked wonks must come back to the office and do… whatever it is they do.
After the recent layoffs in the public sector, if they refuse to replace their slippers with work shoes, there’s no doubt a long queue of unemployed workers who will
