All NSW employers must establish a return to work (RTW) program within 12 months of becoming a Category 1 or Category 2 employer. Category 1 employers have additional coordinator requirements; Category 2 employers appoint a person responsible for recovery through work. A basic tariff premium above $50,000, self-insurance, or being insured by a specialised insurer with more than 20 employees are Category 1 criteria. Check the current SIRA guidance for your circumstances.
To allow businesses to meet their regulatory compliance requirements, ABILITYGROUP provides specialist RTW services or outsourced solutions, allowing you to focus on your core business.
Our specialists can help employers coordinate RTW duties, claims communication and injury management with a focus on sustainable recovery and sound cost oversight.
RTW, claims and injury management are key drivers impacting premium costs. SIRA publishes the current NSW guidance for workplace RTW programs and employer categories.
Having someone who knows exactly the impact to your bottom line is critical, ABILITYGROUP can support your people if you prefer to keep RTW functions in-house or you can outsource saving money not only on premium but on staff related costs, superannuation, leave and other costs related to having permanent staff.
RTW Coordinator duties are often given to someone in your business who wears many hats, like HR, finance, etc. These people are not workers compensation experts and organisations who do not invest or understand workers compensation are more likely to have higher premiums due to unskilled people managing claims and RTW. Often these people are so busy and over worked that you end up with expensive claims which will result in higher workers compensation premiums.
Let ABILITYGROUP take the stress and administration out of your RTW functions.
