SIRA has updated the Pre-injury average weekly earnings (PIAWE) form to accommodate changes made as a result of the Workers Compensation Amendment (COVID-19 Weekly Payment Compensation) Regulation 2020.
PIAWE is defined as the weekly average of a worker’s gross pre-injury earnings of employment which the worker was engaged in at the time of injury.
The insurer will calculate the PIAWE based of;
- the relevant earning period – Which 52 weeks prior to the date of injury – unless the worker has not worked the extend of this period.
- a worker’s gross earnings during the relevant earning period.
The new PIAWE form will be used for workers with a date of injury on or after 21 October 2019.
Source: SIRA NSW
Title: SIRA bulletin – Issue 15
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