NEGOTIATION, POWER IN CONCILIATION, AND REVIEW OF COMPENSATION CLAIMS

GUTHRIE, ROBERT

LAW AND POLICY, n.º 3/2002, pág. 229

I. Introduction. II. Conciliation officers. III. Review officers. IV. Compensation magistrates. V. The Supreme Court. VI. "Repeat players" and "one-shotters" in workers compensation disputes. VII. Power in compensation claims. VIII. The exercize of power by workers. IX. Personal power, literacy and cultural diversity. X. Stress claims. XI. Gender. XII. The exercise of power by employers and insurers. XIII. The exercise of power by conciliation and review officers. XIV. Lawyers and the exercise of power. XV. The effect of power imbalances in compensation disputes. XVI. Observations. XVII. Conclusions.