WorkCover for casual employees Casual employees are entitled to claim WorkCover in Victoria just as any permanent employee would be if they suffer an injury related to their employment. Unfortunately, many people are not aware of the fact that the WorkCover...
WorkCover provisional payments if you lodge a WorkCover claim, typically, you are not entitled to receive benefits until the claim has been accepted by the WorkCover. However, if you have a claim that involves a psychological injury, you will have an entitlement to...
The benefits of WorkCover There are a number of benefits of claiming WorkCover, which this page will cover. WorkCover – the best way to claim lump sums The number one reason and advantage of claiming WorkCover is that it can offer financial coverage for extended...
WorkCover weekly payments indexation If you’re in receipt of WorkCover weekly payments, your payments will be reviewed every year. This means that they may be adjusted slightly. Any adjustment in your weekly payments is based on movements in the state average weekly...
5 % impairment rating under WorkCover Whole person impairment plays a part in WorkCover claims in a number of different ways. This page sets out when a 5% whole person impairment is relevant and what affect it can have on a claim. The main reason that someone would be...
All about WorkCover arbitration WorkCover arbitration is an option open to an injured worker to utilise should they wish to dispute a decision made by the WorkCover insurer. Arbitration is a service offered by the Workplace Injury Commission, and it aims to provide a...
The WorkSafe Clinical Panel The WorkSafe Clinical Panel is a group of medical practitioners and other health professionals who undertake clinical reviews and provide clinical and rehabilitation support and advice to WorkSafe staff, insurance companies (EML, Allianz,...
Stress leave and WorkCover If you need to take time away from work due to stress, in certain instances you may have an entitlement to be paid a weekly income payment from WorkCover. However, there are a number of criteria that must first be satisfied, and a process...
WorkCover top up payments With a WorkCover claim, there are two ways you can potentially claim top up payments: Once you’ve received 130 weeks of payments and you’ve returned to work, but on limited basis. If top up payments (or as it is also called, accident make up...
WorkCover psychological injury claims If a person suffers a psychological injury related to their employment, they may be entitled to WorkCover benefits, just as if they had suffered a physical injury. These benefits include: the payment of medical and like expenses,...
WorkCover and long term injury If you have a long term injury and you have an accepted WorkCover claim, there are a few important things that you need to keep in mind. Medical expenses for a long term injury The WorkCover insurer will cover medical and like expenses...
WorkCover payments after 130 weeks There are two different WorkCover payments that a person can be receipt of post 130 weeks. The first is a continuation of your weekly payments at the 80% rate. The second is top up payments if a person has returned to work, but not...
Can I resign while on WorkCover? Yes, you can. However, you need to be aware that on some occasions your entitlements under the WorkCover scheme (Vic) may be impacted. To ensure as much as possible that they are not, you should make it clear that the reason you are...
Do you accrue annual leave on WorkCover in Victoria? Yes, if you have an accepted WorkCover claim in Victoria you are entitled to accrue annual leave while you’re on WorkCover in Victoria as long as a few simple conditions are met. The rest of this page will explore...
Does WorkCover cover heart attack? If a worker suffers a heart attack – whether during work hours or outside work hours – it may be possible that they will be entitled to WorkCover benefits, just as a person would be entitled to WorkCover benefits for a...
Changes to WorkCover in Victoria The Victorian Government has passed new laws which will bring in changes to the WorkCover system. The changes relate to work related psychological injury claims, as well as workers entitlements to weekly payments beyond the first 130...
What does 10% whole person impairment mean? A ten percent whole person impairment rating under WorkCover can mean a number of different things – depending upon what your injury is. Generally speaking, in order for an injury to be compensable via an impairment claim, a...
What is your WorkCover claim status? You can contact your WorkCover insurer (or employer if they’re a WorkCover self insurer) at any time and ask them to provide you with the status of your WorkCover claim. There are a few occasions when you might consider doing so,...
Does WorkCover pay for retraining? Yes, in certain instances WorkCover will pay for retraining expenses. This applies if you’re no longer employed with the employer with which you suffered injury, or if you are still employed with the injury employer have some...
Certificates of capacity and earnings for WorkCover When a worker is injured and is claiming weekly payments from WorkCover, they must provide a certificate of capacity, and on that certificate there is a declaration section where the worker is required to sign. This...
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